Table 3 Baseline characteristics patients who had post-surgical fever
Variable | Infection Group | Non-infection Group | All | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 44 | n = 87 | N = 131 | ||
Age, months | 22.5 (6.5, 63) | 66 (34, 97) | 16 (13, 24) | < 0.001 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 24 (54.5%) | 56 (64.4%) | 80 (61.1%) | 0.343 |
Female | 20 (45.5%) | 31 (35.6%) | 51 (38.9%) | |
Source | ||||
General surgery | 28 (63.7%) | 31 (35.6%) | 59 (45.0%) | 0.001 |
Neurosurgery | 15 (34.1%) | 49 (56.3%) | 64 (48.9%) | |
Orthopaedic surgery | 1 (2.2%) | 3 (3.5%) | 4 (3.1%) | |
Urological surgery | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.6%) | 4 (3.1%) | |
Treatment at PICU admission | ||||
Mechanical ventilation | ||||
Yes | 11 (25.0%) | 3 (3.4%) | 14 (10.7%) | < 0.001 |
No | 33 (75.0%) | 84 (96.6%) | 117 (89.3%) | |
Hemodialysis/−filtration | ||||
Yes | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (0.8%) | 0.664 |
No | 44 (100%) | 86 (98.9%) | 130 (98.2%) | |
Type of surgical incisiona | ||||
I | 17 (38.6%) | 65 (74.7%) | 82 (62.6%) | < 0.001 |
II | 23 (52.4%) | 13 (15.0%) | 36 (27.5%) | |
III | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.1%) | |
ICU length of stay, days | 3 (1, 5) | 1(1,2) | 2 (1,3) | 0.001 |
Hospital length of stay, days | 21 (14.5, 38.5) | 14 (11,20) | 16 (13, 24) | < 0.001 |
CD64 index | 0.15 (0.08, 0.23) | 0.09 (0.06, 0.12) | 0.11 (0.06, 0.15) | < 0.001 |
PCT, ng/ml | 0.17(0.06, 0.55) | 0.08 (0.04, 0.2) | 0.09 (0.04, 0.23) | 0.005 |
CRP, mg/l | 2(0.5, 33.25) | 0.5 (0.5, 4.0) | 0.5 (0.5, 10) | 0.004 |
WBC (×109/L) | 13.58 (9.59, 17.15) | 12.87 (9.7, 17.46) | 12.9 (9.7, 17.3) | 0.845 |