Research Article

The Risk Factors for Mortality among Septic Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the National Trauma Data Bank

Table 4

Table showing the hospital complications experienced by the trauma patients who developed sepsis during their hospital stay.

TotalDied value
N = 1782No (N = 1215)Yes (N = 567)

Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)40 (2.2%)27 (2.2%)13 (2.3%)0.925
Deep surgical site infection65 (3.6%)49 (4.0%)16 (2.8%)0.204
Cardiac arrest with CPR210 (11.8%)75 (6.2%)135 (23.8%)<0.001
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)91 (5.1%)63 (5.2%)28 (4.9%)0.825
Pulmonary embolism66 (3.7%)51 (4.2%)15 (2.6%)0.106
Extremity compartment syndrome19 (1.1%)14 (1.2%)5 (0.9%)0.605
Unplanned intubation438 (24.6%)275 (22.6%)163 (28.7%)0.005
Acute kidney injury446 (25.0%)217 (17.9%)229 (40.4%)<0.001
Myocardial infarction63 (3.5%)36 (3.0%)27 (4.8%)0.055
Organ/Space surgical site infection57(3.2%)42 (3.5%)15 (2.6%)0.365
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)297 (16.7%)174 (14.3%)123 (21.7%)<0.001
Stroke/CVA58 (3.3%)28 (2.3%)30 (5.3%)0.001
Superficial incisional surgical site infection36 (2.0%)31 (2.6%)5 (0.9%)0.020
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)286 (16.0%)184 (15.1%)102 (18.0%)0.127