Table
1: Causes
of sepsis and types of treatment in surgical critically ill patients with
sepsis
|
Cause of sepsis |
Patients |
Primary therapy |
Adjunctive therapy |
|||
|
|
|
Surgery |
Drainage |
IVIG |
RRT |
PMX |
|
|
(n = 103) |
(n = 60) |
(n = 24) |
(n = 33) |
(n = 18) |
(n = 21) |
|
Acute
peritonitis |
50 |
42 |
4 |
19 |
11 |
15 |
|
Acute
cholecystitis |
17 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
Acute
cholangitis |
9 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ileus |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Lower limbs
gangrene |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Liver
abscess |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Postop.
catheter infection |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Postop.
acute enteritis |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Postop.
Pneumonitis |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Postop. UTI |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Postop.
infectious endocarditis |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Extensive
burn |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Abd.
compartment syndrome |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Esophageal
perforation |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Postop.
leakage of esophageal Anastomosis |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Postoperative
pancreas fistula |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Abbreviations:
IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulins; RRT: renal replacement therapy; PMX:
endotoxin-absorbing therapy using polymyxin B;
UTI: urinary tract
infection; Postop: postoperative; Abd: abdominal.