Characteristics of Adult Sepsis Patients in the Intensive Care Units in a Tertiary Hospital in Jordan: An Observational Study
Table 5
Medical interventions used for sepsis and nonsepsis patients.
Medical intervention
Sepsis
Nonsepsis
-value1
N = 45 (23.2%)
N = 149 (76.8%)
Respiratory support:
Standard oxygen therapy
30 (66.7%)
120 (80.5%)
0.067
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (CPAP, BiPAP)
13 (28.9%)
13 (8.7%)
0.002
Invasive mechanical ventilation
26 (57.8%)
15 (10.1%)
<0.001
Catheters used:
Arterial line
22 (48.9%)
64 (43.0%)
0.498
Peripheral venous line
44 (97.8%)
148 (99.3%)
0.411
Central venous
23 (51.1%)
40 (26.8%)
0.003
Chest tube insertion
6 (13.3%)
13 (8.7%)
0.393
Urinary catheter
38 (84.4%)
134 (89.9%)
0.420
Nasogastric tubes
22 (48.9%)
42 (65.6%)
0.012
Blood product transfusion
27 (60.0%)
55 (36.9%)
0.009
All results are presented as count and percent (n (%)). 1Statistically significant values are shown in bold. 2The total is >100% since one or more interventions were used for the same patient over their ICU stay. CPAP: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. BiPAP: Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure.
