Table 1 Comparison of continuous clinical characteristics between NSTI group and cellulitis group
Variable | NSTI | Cellulitis | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | ||
Age (years) | 13 | 72 | 12.08 | 12 | 65.25 | 13.8 | 0.21 |
Body temperature at triage (°C) | 13 | 36.87 | 1.35 | 12 | 36.76 | 0.76 | 0.81 |
Heart rate at triage | 13 | 91.85 | 17.17 | 12 | 97.25 | 26.31 | 0.55 |
Respiration rate at triage | 13 | 19.31 | 1.7 | 12 | 18.75 | 0.87 | 0.32 |
SBP at triage (mmHg) | 13 | 105.08 | 29.64 | 12 | 146.58 | 22.6 | < 0.001 |
DBP at triage (mmHg) | 13 | 64.46 | 17.75 | 12 | 87.67 | 11.69 | < 0.001 |
WBC (103/uL) | 13 | 15.98 | 6.55 | 12 | 9.91 | 3.16 | 0.01 |
Segment (%) | 13 | 75.53 | 14.98 | 12 | 72.03 | 11.98 | 0.53 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13 | 12.75 | 2.14 | 12 | 12.93 | 1.95 | 0.84 |
Platelet (103/uL) | 13 | 202.15 | 93.17 | 12 | 222.67 | 84.46 | 0.57 |
INR | 13 | 1.14 | 0.15 | 8 | 1.03 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
Sodium (mEq/L) | 13 | 134.77 | 3.24 | 12 | 135.33 | 2.74 | 0.64 |
Glucose (serum) (mg/dL) | 13 | 181.38 | 91.14 | 11 | 175.73 | 64.93 | 0.87 |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 11 | 200.36 | 125.79 | 11 | 71.76 | 63.2 | 0.01 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 13 | 1.65 | 0.71 | 12 | 1.13 | 0.27 | 0.02 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 11 | 28.66 | 9.95 | 9 | 14.67 | 6.55 | < 0.001 |
Potassium (mEq/L) | 13 | 3.86 | 0.42 | 12 | 3.72 | 0.45 | 0.41 |
Alanine transaminase (U/L) | 13 | 37.38 | 22.12 | 12 | 37.5 | 27.38 | 0.99 |
Albumin (serum) (g/dL) | 13 | 3.75 | 0.49 | 12 | 3.91 | 0.56 | 0.47 |
TP (serum) (g/dL) | 13 | 6.43 | 0.74 | 9 | 6.77 | 0.59 | 0.27 |
LDH (serum) (U/L) | 13 | 194.17 | 59.64 | 12 | 187.29 | 59.94 | 0.78 |
Lactate (serum) (mg/dL) | 13 | 31.56 | 24.5 | 11 | 14.46 | 7.72 | 0.04 |
Hospital days | 13 | 47.23 | 26.26 | 12 | 7.58 | 4.08 | < 0.001 |
ICU days | 13 | 1.62 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
Infectious fluid analysis | |||||||
Albumin (fluid) (g/dL) | 13 | 2.19 | 0.96 | 12 | 1.33 | 0.72 | 0.02 |
LDH (fluid) (U/L) | 13 | 5023.66 | 6083.34 | 12 | 315.32 | 307.07 | 0.01 |
Glucose (fluid) (mg/dL) | 13 | 82.23 | 68.43 | 11 | 146 | 48.66 | 0.02 |
TP (fluid) (g/dL) | 12 | 3.68 | 1.48 | 12 | 1.87 | 1.07 | < 0.001 |
Lactate (fluid) (mg/dL) | 13 | 121.98 | 75.63 | 11 | 24.65 | 13.72 | < 0.001 |
pH (fluid) | 11 | 8.05 | 0.45 | 8 | 8.6 | 0.32 | 0.01 |