Table 2 Characteristics upon ICU admission of colonized patients with active cancer with or without conversion to infection
Variable | Total (n = 140) | Colonization without infection (n = 111) | Colonization with infection (n = 29) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 66 (54–74) | 67 (55–74) | 61 (48–75) | 0.21 |
Male | 79 (56.4%) | 63 (56.8%) | 16 (55.2%) | 0.99 |
Type ICU admission | 0.23 | |||
Planned | 19 (13.6%) | 13 (11.7%) | 6 (20.7%) | |
Unplanned | 121 (86.4%) | 98 (88.3%) | 23 (79.3%) | |
Before ICU admission | 0.08 | |||
Operating room | 29 (20.7%) | 19 (17.1%) | 10 (34.5%) | |
Emergency room | 30 (21.4%) | 23 (20.7%) | 07 (24.1%) | |
Ward | 81 (57.9%) | 69 (62.2%) | 12 (41.4%) | |
ICU design | 0.68 | |||
Single-bed room | 58 (41.4%) | 45 (40.5%) | 13 (44.8%) | |
Multibed room | 58 (41.4%) | 45 (40.5%) | 13 (44.8%) | |
Performance status (ECOG) | 0.75 | |||
0–1 | 56 (40.0%) | 46 (41.4%) | 10 (34.5%) | |
2 | 37 (26.4%) | 28 (25.2%) | 9 (31.0%) | |
3–4 | 47 (33.6%) | 37 (33.3%) | 10 (34.5%) | |
SAPS 3 | 68 (56–79) | 68 (58–80) | 62 (50–72) | 0.08 |
Type of cancer | 0.99 | |||
Solid tumor | 113 (80.7%) | 89 (80.2%) | 24 (82.8%) | |
Hematological | 27 (19.3%) | 22 (19.8%) | 05 (17.2%) | |
Metastatic tumor | 61 (43.6%) | 46 (41.4%) | 15 (51.7%) | 0.40 |