Pulmonary Infection Is an Independent Risk Factor for Long-Term Mortality and Quality of Life for Sepsis Patients
Table 3
Univariate and multivariate regression analysis for risk factors of one-year mortality and quality of life.
Predictors
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)
A: one-year mortality
Age
1.036 (1.017–1.043)
1.025 (1.011–1.039)
APACHE II
1.097 (1.067–1.129)
—
—
SOFA
1.159 (1.102–1.219)
—
—
Charlson Comorbidity index
1.068 (1.012–1.126)
—
—
Malignancy
1.770 (1.034–3.030)
—
—
Septic shock
2.327 (1.549–3.495)
2.533 (1.525–5.568)
Fungus infection
2.213 (1.424–3.167)
1.846 (1.160–2.938)
Acute renal failure
3.854 (2.152–6.904)
2.914 (1.525–5.568)
Cystatin c
1.453 (1.193–1.768)
—
—
Anion gap
1.071 (1.031–1.113)
1.070 (1.025–1.117)
Pulmonary
2.243 (1.465–3.436)
2.547 (1.513–4.288)
B: one-year QoL
APACHE II
1.048 (1.008–1.088)
—
—
Chronic heart failure
6.217 (1.343–28.786)
—
—
Pulmonary
2.939 (1.621–5.329)
2.846 (1.530–5.294)
Tracheal extubation in 24
0.231 (0.083–0.645)
0.330 (0.110–0.989)
Mechanical ventilation days
1.036 (1.009–1.064)
—
—
A: . Variables eliminated from backward selection. B: . Variables eliminated from backward selection. of univariate analysis. of multivariate analysis. infection was defined as pulmonary infection identified during the whole ICU stay period. ; patients without mechanical ventilation were excluded.