Table 1 Characteristics upon ICU admission of patients with cancer colonized by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, vancomycin-resistant enterococci or both
Variable | Total (n = 714) | Without colonization (n = 574) | With colonization (n = 140) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 64 (53–73) | 64 (53–73) | 66 (54–74) | 0.71 |
Male | 389 (54.5%) | 79 (56.4%) | 310 (54.0%) | 0.61 |
Type ICU admission | < 0.01 | |||
Planned | 201 (28.2%) | 182 (31.7%) | 19 (13.6%) | |
Unplanned | 513 (71.8%) | 392 (68.3%) | 121 (86.4%) | |
Before ICU admission | < 0.01 | |||
Operating room | 243 (34.0%) | 214 (37.3%) | 29 (20.7%) | |
Emergency room | 181 (25.4%) | 151 (26.3%) | 30 (21.4%) | |
Ward | 290 (40.6%) | 209 (36.4%) | 81 (57.9%) | |
ICU design | 0.51 | |||
Single-bed room | 316 (44.3%) | 258 (44.9%) | 58 (41.4%) | |
Multibed room | 398 (55.7%) | 316 (55.1%) | 82 (58.6%) | |
Performance status (ECOG) | < 0.01 | |||
0–1 | 409 (57.3%) | 353 (61.5%) | 56 (40.0%) | |
2 | 159 (22.3%) | 122 (21.3%) | 37 (26.4%) | |
3–4 | 146 (20.4%) | 99 (17.2%) | 47 (33.6%) | |
SAPS 3 | 63 (53–72) | 62 (51–72) | 68 (59–79) | < 0.01 |
Type of cancer | 0.02 | |||
Solid tumor | 623 (87.3%) | 510 (88.9%) | 113 (80.7%) | |
Hematological | 91 (12.7%) | 64 (11.1%) | 27 (19.3%) | |
Metastatic tumor | 277 (44.5%) | 228 (44.8%) | 49 (43.6%) | 0.85 |
Days in hospital before ICU | 1 (0–9) | 1 (0–7) | 3 (1–16) | < 0.01 |
Days in ICU before screening | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | 0.98 |
ICU length of stay (days) | 6 (4–10) | 6 (4–9) | 8 (5–12) | < 0.01 |
Hospital length of stay(days) (days) | 22 (13–38) | 21 (13–35) | 28 (17–53) | < 0.01 |