Table 2 Characteristics of patients with and without sepsis
Variables | Sepsis group | Non-sepsis group | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||||
Patients | 11 | 50 | |||||
Age (yr) | Median [IQR] | 73 [55–77] | 61 [52–76] | 0.209 | |||
Gender | Male | 3 | 27.3 | 21 | 42.0 | ||
Female | 8 | 72.7 | 29 | 58.0 | 0.365 | ||
Performance status | 0, 1 | 9 | 81.8 | 47 | 94.0 | ||
2, 3 | 2 | 18.2 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.182 | ||
Diabetes mellitus | Negative | 8 | 72.7 | 37 | 74.0 | ||
Positive | 3 | 27.3 | 13 | 26.0 | 0.931 | ||
Cardiovascular or neurologic disease | Negative | 7 | 63.6 | 42 | 84.0 | ||
Positive | 4 | 36.4 | 8 | 16.0 | 0.124 | ||
Immunocompromised status | Negative | 10 | 90.9 | 48 | 96.0 | ||
Positive | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.480 | ||
CCI scores | 0–2 | 8 | 72.7 | 47 | 94.0 | ||
≥3 | 3 | 27.3 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.066 | ||
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | Median [IQR] | 1.50 [1.22–2.14] | 1.17 [0.78–1.70] | 0.058 | |||
Leukocyte counts (×103/μL) | Median [IQR] | 18.3 [10.0–22.3] | 12.8 [10.1–15.5] | 0.073 | |||
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | Median [IQR] | 14.17 [4.84–24.51] | 10.72 [6.66–16.34] | 0.586 | |||
Platelet counts (× 104/μL) | Median [IQR] | 10.1 [6.1–14.8] | 19.2 [15.5–26.9] | 0.001 | |||
Serum albumin (g/dL) | Median [IQR] | 3.0 [2.6–3.5] | 3.6 [3.2–4.0] | 0.016 | |||
PCT (ng/mL) | Median [IQR] | 31.57 [1.83–134.40] | 0.54 [0.14–4.86] | < 0.001 | |||
PSEP (pg/mL) | Median [IQR] | 1080 [696–1550] | 387 [313–558] | < 0.001 | |||
Midstream urine culture | Negative | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 14.0 | ||
Positive | 11 | 100.0 | 43 | 86.0 | 0.187 | ||
Blood culture | Negative | 1 | 9.1 | 38 | 76.0 | ||
Positive | 10 | 90.9 | 12 | 24.0 | < 0.001 | ||
Hydronephrosis | Low-grade | 7 | 63.6 | 32 | 64.0 | ||
High-grade | 4 | 36.4 | 18 | 36.0 | 0.982 | ||
Laterality of stone | Right | 5 | 45.5 | 25 | 50.0 | ||
Left | 6 | 54.5 | 25 | 50.0 | 0.785 | ||
Position of stone | Renal pelvis or PUJ | 2 | 18.2 | 4 | 8.0 | ||
Upper ureter | 6 | 54.5 | 29 | 58.0 | |||
Mid ureter | 1 | 9.1 | 8 | 16.0 | |||
Lower ureter | 2 | 18.2 | 9 | 18.0 | 0.738 | ||
Size of stone (mm) | Longest diameter | Median [IQR] | 7.0 [5.0–12.0] | 8.0 [6.0–10.0] | 0.806 | ||
Shortest diameter | Median [IQR] | 4.0 [3.0–8.0] | 5.0 [4.0–7.0] | 0.842 | |||
Drainage | Ureteral stent | 10 | 90.9 | 46 | 92.0 | ||
Nephrostomy | 1 | 9.1 | 4 | 8.0 | 0.905 | ||