Research Article
The Impact of EGDT on Sepsis Mortality in a Single Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon
Table 2
Preresuscitation parameters.
| | | Protocol N= 145 | Control N= 145 | p-value |
| | Continuous mean ± SD | | | |
| | SBP (mmHg) | 104.7 ± 23.9 | 100.0 ± 26.0 | 0.114 |
| | DBP (mmHg) | 59.2 ± 16.3 | 54.7 ± 16.0 | 0.019∗ |
| | MAP (mmHg) | 73.7 ± 17.3 | 69.5 ± 17.6 | 0.043∗ |
| | HR (bpm) | 106.2 ± 24.2 | 99.4 ± 25.3 | 0.021∗ |
| | O2 Saturation () | 92.8 ± 8.5 | 93.4 ± 7.1 | 0.533 |
| | Temperature (°C) | 37.7 ± 1.2 | 37.4 ± 1.4 | 0.071 |
| | RR (breath/min) | 23.9 ± 7.2 | 22.9 ± 6.4 | 0.196 |
| | Glucose (mg/dl) | 169.8 ± 102.9 | 172.3 ± 116.1 | 0.860 |
| | WBC (x109cells/L) | 15,238.6 ± 11,683.5 | 16,412.4 ± 15,648.1 | 0.470 |
| | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.0 ± 62.2 | 11.0 ± 2.3 | 0.935 |
| | Hematocrit() | 33.1 ± 6.9 | 33.1 ± 7.9 | 0.994 |
| | Bicarbonate(mmol/L) | 20.5 ± 6.0 | 19.9 ± 8.9 | 0.515 |
| | BUN (mg/dL) | 41.9 ± 29.9 | 55.9 ± 39.5 | 0.001∗ |
| | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.0 ± 1.4 | 2.8 ± 2.2 | <0.001∗ |
| | Arterial pH | 7.34 ± 0.1 | 7.34 ± 0.1 | 0.964 |
| | INR | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 0.397 |
| | Lactate1 (mmol/L) | 3.9 ± 2.5 | 3.8 ± 4.1 | 0.787 |
| | Lactate > 4 mmol/L | 18 (12.4) | 48 (33.1) | 0.190 |
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protocol patients had their lactate taken vs 67 controls. ∗p=<0.05 considered significant. |
