Association of platelet count with 28-day mortality in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

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The aim of this study was to investigate whether platelet count is associated with 28-day mortality in these patients. Methods This retrospective cohort study extracted 6,122 adult patients with sepsis in medical-surgical ICU from the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD). The logistic regression models were used to estimate the covariates and investigate the relatioshiop between platelet count and 28-day mortality rate. Then, a generalized additive model (GAM) was used to investigate the dose-response relationship between the platelet count (every 10-unit change in platelet count) and 28-day mortality rate. Moreover, a two-piece-wise linear regression model was applied to assess the threshold effect of the platelet count and 28-day mortality rate. Results After adjustment for the covariates, the platelet count had a nonlinear relationship with 28-day mortality ( P < 0.001). On the left side of the inflection point (platelet count < 127 x10ˆ9/L), an increase of 10 in the platelet count was associated with a 10% decreased risk 0f 28-day mortality rate (OR = 0.90, 95% CI = 0.87–0.93, P < 0.001). Nevertheless, when the platelet count ≥ 127 x10ˆ9/L, every 10-unit increase in platelet count was not significantly associated with 28-day mortality rate. Conclusion The relationship between platelet count and 28-day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis was nonlinear. This indicates that low platelet count may receive attention in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis. platelet count mortality eICU Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Introduction Since intensive care unit (ICU) patients are exposed to sepsis, pneumonia, and other inflammation [ 1 , 2 ] , their high mortality rates range from 11–18% [ 3 , 4 ] . Additionally, the patients admitted to the ICU after surgery may be associated with a progressive increase in adverse outcomes [ 5 ] . Some survivors may suffer from psychosocial, physical, and cognitive sequelae [ 6 ] . Therefore, these conditions may cause a considerable burden on public health [ 7 , 8 ] . Platelets, which are cytoplasmic fragments produced by megakaryocytes, participate in the process of hemostasis and maintaining the integrity of the vascular endothelium [ 9 ] . Platelet dysfunction or quantitative abnormalities may trigger immune dysregulation, prolonged ICU stay, and mortality [ 10 ] . It is worth noting that thrombocytopenia is frequent in ICU patients [ 11 ] . Consequently, platelets have always been a focus of ICU physicians. In an international prospective cohort study, patients with thrombocytopenia had a higher risk of 90-day mortality. A retrospective cohort study utilizing the Electronic ICU database suggested that in critically ill patients with tumors, the association between platelet count and in-hospital mortality was curvilinear [ 12 ] . Another retrospective cohort study using the eICU database showed that patients who develop thrombocytopenia during their stay in the neurological ICU have a higher odds ratio of in-hospital mortality [ 13 ] . Another study using the eICU database also suggested that the mortality risk of patients with infectious diseases in the intensive care unit increased as the nadir platelet count decreased below 130 × 10 9 /L [ 13 ] . However, in patients with medical-surgical ICU, whether platelet count is related to a 28-day mortality rate is limited. So, we used the eICU-CRD to conduct a retrospective multicentre cohort study, which explored the relationship between platelet count and 28-day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis and further investigate whether the threshold of platelet count where the mortality risk significantly decreases, which is a high priority in patients with sepsis. Methods Data source This was a retrospective observational study, with data extracted from the eICU-CRD, an international online critical care database [ 15 ] . The eICU-CRD is a multicenter ICU database containing high-granularity data on over 200,000 admissions to the ICU monitored by the eICU program across the United States. From 2014 to 2015, all data were automatically stored through the Philips Healthcare eICU program and retrieved electronically [ 15 ] . The eICU-CRD has been utilized for observational studies [ 16 , 17 ] . Access to data was approved after finishing the CITI program for "Data or Specimen Only Research". Due to the retrospective design without direct patient intervention and the security schema for which the reidentification risk was certified as meeting Safe Harbor standards by Privacert (Cambridge, MA), this study was exempted from approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (our record ID: 13249328). For the same reason, informed consent was waived. The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. All methods were performed in line with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Study population. All patients admitted to the ICU and diagnosed with sepsis were included. Sepsis was defined as suspected or documented infection plus an acute increase of greater than 2 points [ 18 ] in the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score recorded in the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV dataset [ 19 ] . Infection was identified from the ICD-9 code in the eICU Collaborative Research Database. The following exclusion criteria were used: (1) not first ICU admission, (2) ICU stay < 48 hours, (3) age < 18 years old, (4) missing platelet count, (5) non-medical-surgical patients, and (5) system error of platelet count. The study flowchart is presented in Fig. 1 . Variables The eICU database includes demographic records, physiological indicators of bedside monitors, diagnosis via ICD-9 codes, and other laboratory data obtained during routine medical care. Baseline characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) were collected from the patient and ApachePatientResult tables. The laboratory indices of platelet count ('x10ˆ9/L) were collected from the laboratory tables. The physiological variables, including temperature (°C), respiratory rate, heart rate (HR), and mean arterial pressure (MAP), were obtained from the apacheApsVar table. Comorbidities, including acute immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, chronic heart failure, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression were extracted from the APACHE IV score. Severity at admission was measured by the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Apache IV score, and Acute Physiology Score III. In addition, life support interventions (e.g., the use of mechanical ventilation) were incorporated in this study. Outcomes The outcome of this study was that all-cause ICU mortality occurred within 28 days after admission to the ICU. Statistical analysis Continuous variables are presented as the means ± standard deviation (SD) or median and interquartile ranges (IQR). Categorical data are shown as numbers and percentages. The difference according to the tertiles of the platelet count was compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for continuous data and chi-squared tests for categorical variables. To improve the statistical strength of the results, we transformed the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) as the targeted independent variable in the regression, the smooth and threshold effect analyses. The statistical analysis included the following main steps. First, platelet count was classified into three groups (tertiles) according to distribution. Second, logistic regression models were applied to assess the relationship between the platelet count and the 28-day mortality rate. The results are presented as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). The regression model included a non-adjusted model, Model I, and Model II. These confounders were selected based on their association with the outcomes of interest or changes in effect estimates of more than 10% [ 20 ] . After considering the clinical significance, we adjusted for the following covariates: gender, age, ethnicity, BMI, site of infection, Apache IV score, AIDS, COPD, diabetes, chronic heart failure, mechanical ventilation use, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression. Third, a GAM was used to investigate the dose-response relationship between the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) and 28-day mortality rate (Fig. 2 ). Finally, we utilized a two-piece-wise linear regression model to examine the threshold effect of the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) and 28-day mortality rate(Table 3 ). The turning point for the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) was determined using "exploratory" analyses to move the trial turning point along the pre-defined interval and pick up the one that gave maximum model likelihood. In addition, we also performed a log-likelihood ratio test and compared the one-line linear regression model with the two-piece-wise linear model. To calculate the 95% CI for the turning point [ 21 ] , we used the bootstrap resampling method described in the previous analysis [ 22 , 23 ] . Dummy variables were used to indicate missing covariate values, which was performed when continuous variables were missing more than 1% of the value. Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to the tertiles of the platelet count (N = 6122) Characteristic Platelet Count (×10 9 /L) T1 (3-144) T2 (145–226) T3(227–594) N = 2036 N = 2028 N = 2058 P -value Demographics Age (years, mean ± SD) 65.2 ± 15.8 66.9 ± 16.1 65.5 ± 15.6 0.002 Gender, n (%) Male Female Missing Ethnicity, n (%) Caucasian African American Hispanic Asian Native American Other/Unknown Missing BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) 911 (44.7%) 1125 (55.3%) 0(0.0%) 1545 (75.9%) 184 (9.0%) 127 (6.2%) 101 (5.0%) 27 (1.3%) 27 (1.3%) 25 (1.2%) 28.4 ± 8.5 954 (47.0%) 1074 (53.0%) 0(0.0%) 1572 (77.5%) 169 (8.3%) 122 (6.0%) 77 (3.8%) 23 (1.1%) 43 (2.1%) 22 (1.1%) 29.8 ± 9.8 1118 (54.4%) 939 (45.6%) 1(0.0%) 1596 (77.6%) 197 (9.6%) 98 (4.8%) 100 (4.9%) 16 (0.8%) 31 (1.5%) 20 (1.0%) 29.3 ± 9.6 < 0.001 0.105 < 0.001 Vital signs Temperature(°C) 36.6 ± 1.5 36.6 ± 1.3 36.6 ± 1.2 0.221 Respiratory rate (bpm) 30.3 ± 14.1 30.0 ± 14.7 30.8 ± 14.5 0.239 Heart rate (/min) 115.3 ± 29.7 113.3 ± 28.5 115.2 ± 26.7 0.043 MAP (mmHg, median, [IQR]) 53(40–200) 56(40–200) 56(40–200) < 0.001 Severity of illness (mean ± SD) GCS score 12.1 ± 3.7 12.0 ± 3.7 12.2 ± 3.5 0.184 Apache IV score 77.9 ± 27.0 72.5 ± 24.7 71.5 ± 24.8 < 0.001 Acute Physiology Score III 63.9 ± 26.3 58.9 ± 23.5 58.5 ± 23.8 < 0.001 Site of infection, n (%) < 0.001 Sepsis, pulmonary 742 (36.4%) 928 (45.8%) 904 (43.9%) Sepsis, renal/UTI (including bladder) 457 (22.4%) 456 (22.5%) 434 (21.1%) Sepsis, GI 260 (12.8%) 210 (10.4%) 249 (12.1%) Sepsis, unknown 278 (13.7%) 183 (9.0%) 190 (9.2%) cutaneous/soft tissue 146 (7.2%) 147 (7.2%) 170 (8.3%) other 150 (7.4%) 101 (5.0%) 104 (5.1%) gynecologic 3 (0.1%) 3 (0.1%) 7 (0.3%) Comorbidities AIDS, n (%) No Yes Missing COPD, n (%) 2010 (99.6%) 9 (0.4%) 17 (0.8%) 1991 (99.5%) 10 (0.5%) 27 (1.3%) 2029 (99.9%) 2 (0.1%) 27 (1.3%) 0.062 < 0.001 No 1882 (92.4%) 1805 (89.0%) 1833 (89.1%) Yes 154 (7.6%) 223 (11.0%) 225 (10.9%) Diabetes status, n (%) 0.002 No 1586 (77.9%) 1503 (74.1%) 1497 (72.7%) Yes 433 (21.3%) 498 (24.6%) 534 (25.9%) Missing 17 (0.8%) 27 (1.3%) 27 (1.3%) Chronic heart failure, n (%) 0.679 No 1838 (90.3%) 1827 (90.1%) 1870 (90.9%) Yes 198 (9.7%) 201 (9.9%) 188 (9.1%) Hepatic failure, n (%) < 0.001 No 1936 (95.1%) 1981 (97.7%) 2012 (97.8%) Yes 83 (4.1%) 20 (1.0%) 19 (0.9%) Missing 17 (0.8%) 27 (1.3%) 27 (1.3%) Cirrhosis, n (%) < 0.001 No 1892 (92.9%) 1977 (97.5%) 2014 (97.9%) Yes 127 (6.2%) 24 (1.2%) 17 (0.8%) Missing 17 (0.8%) 27 (1.3%) 27 (1.3%) Leukaemia, n (%) < 0.001 No 1967 (96.6%) 1983 (97.8%) 2018 (98.1%) Yes 52 (2.6%) 18 (0.9%) 13 (0.6%) Missing 17 (0.8%) 27 (1.3%) 27 (1.3%) Metastatic cancer, n (%) 0.003 No 1939 (95.2%) 1957 (96.5%) 1982 (96.3%) Yes 80 (3.9%) 44 (2.2%) 49 (2.4%) Missing 17 (0.8%) 27 (1.3%) 27 (1.3%) Mechanical ventilation use, n (%) No Yes Missing 28-day mortality, n (%) No Yes 1403 (68.9%) 616 (30.3%) 17 (0.8%) 1792 (88.0%) 244 (12.0%) 1269 (62.6%) 732 (36.1%) 27 (1.3%) 1878 (92.6%) 150 (7.4%) 1294 (62.9%) 737 (35.8%) 27 (1.3%) 1891 (91.9%) 167 (8.1%) < 0.001 < 0.001 Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. MAP, mean arterial pressure, Missing data were grouped into a set of dummy variables and incorporated into the analysis. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD, median (interquartile range), or percentage. Among the 6122 patients, the amount of missing values for the covariates were 1 (0.02%) for gender, 67 (1.09%) for ethnicity, 111(1.81%) for BMI, 378 (6.17%) for temperature, 77 (1.25%) for heart rate, 91 (1.58%) for respiratory rate, 83 (1.35%) for MAP, 162 (2.64%) for GCS score, 699 (11.41%) for apache IV score, 699 (11.41%) for acute Physiology Score III, 71 (1.15%) for AIDS, 71 (1.15%) for diabetes, 71 (1.15%) for hepatic failure, 71 (1.15%) for Cirrhosis, 71 (1.15%) for leukaemia, 71 (1.15%) for metastatic cancer, and 71 (1.15%) for mechanical ventilation use. Table 2 Association of platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) with 28‑day mortality rate Variable Non-adjusted model 1 Model Ⅰ 2 Model Ⅱ 3 OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) platelet count 0.98 (0.97,0.99) 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) platelet count T1 T2 T3 P for trend Reference 0.59(0.47,0.73) 0.65(0.53,0.80) <0.001 Reference 0.57 (0.46, 0.71) 0.65 (0.53, 0.80) < 0.001 Reference 0.63 (0.50, 0.79) 0.73 (0.58, 0.91) 0.004 Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. The independent variable was an increase in platelet count of 10 units. 1 This model was not adjusted for any covariate. 2 Model I was adjusted for gender, age, and ethnicity. 3 Model II was further adjusted for BMI, site of infection, apache IV score, AIDS, COPD, diabetes, chronic heart failure, mechanical ventilation use, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression. Table 3 Threshold effect analysis of the platelet count and 28-day mortality Models Per 10-unit increase OR (95%CI) P value One line effect 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) 0.008 Turning point (K) 12.7 platelet count < K 0.90 (0.87, 0.93) < 0.0001 platelet count ≥ K 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) 0.219 P value for LRT test* < 0.001 Data were presented as OR (95% CI) P value; Model I, linear analysis; Model II, nonlinear analysis. Adjusted for gender, age, ethnicity, BMI, site of infection, apache IV score, AIDS, COPD, diabetes, chronic heart failure, mechanical ventilation use, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; LRT, logarithm likelihood ratio test. * P < 0.05 indicates that Model II significantly differs from Model I. The independent variable was an increase in per 10-unit platelet count. To examine the robustness of the results, we conducted sensitivity analyses. The platelet count was divided into a categorical variable by tertiles and a trend test to observe whether the P value of the trend test was consistent with the P value when the platelet count was a continuous variable. All the statistical analyses were performed using R software version 4.2.0 ( http://www.r-proje ct. org). Results 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population Table 1 presents the baseline characteristics of the study population by tertiles of platelet count. Age, gender, BMI, MAP, apache IV score, acute Physiology Score III, site of infection, COPD, diabetes, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, and mechanical ventilation use were significantly associated with platelet count ( P < 0.05). In contrast, ethnicity, temperature, respiratory, heart rate, GCS sore, AIDS, and chronic heart failure were not. 2. Association of platelet counts with the 28‑day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis Table 2 shows that an increase in platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) was associated with the 28‑day mortality rate (OR = 0.98, 95%CI = 0.97–0.99) according to the non-adjusted model. After we adjusted for several covariates (Table 2), an increase of 10 units in platelet count was also associated with the 28-day mortality rate (OR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.97–0.99). To eliminate the influence of other covariates, we further adjusted for additional covariates, and platelet count was also significantly related to the 28-day mortality rate (OR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.98–1.00 for every 10-units increase in platelet count) (Table 2). The variable of platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) was divided into categorical variables (tertiles) for a sensitivity analysis. We observed the same trend in conformity as that for the continuous variables ( P for trend < 0.05) (Table 2). 3. Identification of nonlinear relationship We observed a nonlinear dose-response relationship between platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) and 28‑day mortality rate (Fig. 2 and Table 3). The inflection point was 12.7 (per change in the platelet count of 10). On the left side of the inflection point (platelet count < 127 x10ˆ9/L), an increase of 10 units in the platelet count was significantly associated with a 10% decreased risk of mortality rate (OR = 0.90, 95% CI = 0.87–0.93, P < 0.0001). When the platelet count was ≥ 127 x10ˆ9/L, the mortality rate increased with an adjusted OR of 1.01 (95% CI = 1.00–1.02, P = 0.219) for every 10-unit increase in platelet count. The GAM detected an L-shaped association between the platelet count and the 28-day mortality rate (Table 3). The linear regression model and a two-piece-wise linear regression model were compared, and the P value of the log-likelihood ratio test was < 0.001. The 95% CI for the turning point of the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) was 12.7 (Table 3). This result indicates that the two-piece-wise linear regression model should be used to fit the model. Discussion This retrospective cohort study found a curvilinear relationship between the platelet count and the 28-day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis. The nonlinear analysis showed that when the platelet count was less than 127 x10ˆ9/L, every 10-unit increase in platelet count was associated with a significantly decreased risk of the 28-day mortality rate. When the platelet count was more significant than 127 x10ˆ9/L, an increase in the platelet count per 10 change was not associated with the mortality rate. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the association between platelet count and 28-day mortality in medical-surgical ICU septic patients. Most studies investigating the relationship found that platelet count was associated with mortality risk. A prospective cohort study of adult ICU patients in 52 ICUs across ten countries found that patients with thrombocytopenia had worse outcomes, including 90-day mortality and bleeding [ 24 ] . Furthermore, some studies have found that the platelet count is associated with 28-day mortality in different ICU patients. A retrospective study utilizing the eICU database suggested that patients in the neurological ICU who developed thrombocytopenia had a higher risk for in-hospital mortality [ 13 ] . Using the eICU database, another study found that the association between platelet count and in-hospital mortality was curvilinear in critically ill patients with tumors [ 12 ] . Another study using the eICU database revealed a curvilinear relationship between platelet counts and mortality risk for patients with infectious diseases in the intensive care unit, with an increased risk of mortality when the platelet count fell below 130 × 109/L [ 14 ] . The above studies have investigated the relationship between platelet count and mortality rate, representing a limited perspective on the complex physiological processes in the human body. This relationship cannot be generalized to all patient populations. Our study revealed that the platelet count was associated with the 28-day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients. And this association was L-shaped. When the platelet count was < 127× 10 9 /L, an increase of 10 units in the platelet count was associated with a 10% decreased risk of a 28-day mortality rate. Nevertheless, this relationship was insignificant when the platelet count was ≥ 127 x10ˆ9/L. This shows that the safe range for the platelet count in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis is 127 x10ˆ9/L. Medical-surgical ICU patients can experience various platelet-related issues, with multiple factors often at play concurrently. The main mechanisms involve (1) hemodilution [ 25 ] , (2)immune thrombocytopaenia [ 26 , 27 ] , (3)blood coagulation mechanism abnormalities [ 28 ] , (4)the use of heparin and low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) [ 29 ] , (5)pseudothrombocytopenia [ 30 ] . This study analyzed data from medical-surgical patients with sepsis in the ICU and identified the relationship between platelet count and the 28-day mortality rate was nonlinear. This information may help guide early clinical interventions in patients who are at risk, thereby prolonging their survival. When the platelet count of medical-surgical ICU patients falls below 127 x 10^9/L, clinicians may pay close attention to their condition and consider whether intervention measures are necessary. This study has several strengths. First, the large sample size from eICU-CRD strengthened the statistical power and credibility. We utilized multiple logistic regression models to assess the correlation between platelet count and 28-day mortality. Second, we used strict statistical adjustment to reduce residual confounding to avoid the influence of unavoidable potential confounding in this observational study. Third, we used a GAM to investigate a curvilinear relationship between the platelet count and 28-day hospital mortality in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis. Fourth, we conducted a two-piece-wise linear regression model to examine the threshold effect of the platelet count and 28-day mortality. Finally, to minimize the bias introduced by missing data, we grouped the missing data into a set of dummy variables and included them in all analyses. This study has several limitations. First, this was a retrospective study subject to the inherent limitations of a retrospective design. Second, despite employing multivariate logistic regression to adjust for potential confounding variables, some potential confounding factors were not included in the analysis, leading to biased results. Third, due to differences in population characteristics, blood testing methods, ethnic blood traits, and even the timing of data collection, these values vary across different laboratories. Since the data were collected from 2014 to 2015, observation of changes over a longer timeframe is impossible. Fourth, the eICU database only evaluates and treats critical illnesses and does not include information on treating platelets. Conclusion The relationship between platelet count and 28-day mortality in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis was nonlinear. When patients' platelet count was < 127 'x10ˆ9/L, an increased 10-unit platelet count was associated with a decreased risk of 28-day mortality. This indicates that low platelet count may receive attention in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis. List Of Abbreviations intensive care unit, ICU; Collaborative Research Database, CRD; generalized additive model, GAM; body mass index, BMI; mean arterial pressure, MAP; acute immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD; Glasgow Coma Scale, GCS; standard deviation, SD; interquartile ranges, IQR; odds ratios, ORs; confidence intervals, CI; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA; low-molecular-weight heparin, LMWH. Declarations Data availability statement The data are available on the official eICU-CRD website (https://eicu-crd.mit.edu/). Consent for publication Not applicable. Consent to participate Not applicable. Ethical approval After finishing the web-based training courses and the Protecting Human Research Participants examination (No. 13249328), we obtained permission to extract data from the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD). The database is publicly and freely accessible to researchers, according to data usage. As this study is based on a secondary analysis of eICU-CRD data, ethical approval is not required according to Chinese ethical requirements. Author Contributions Hai-Yang He designed the research. Yue-Lian Ma analyzed the data, performed the statistical analyses, and wrote the manuscript. Xiong Chen created the tables and figures and revised the manuscript. All the authors reviewed the data, reviewed the manuscript, and approved the final manuscript. Acknowledgements Thanks to Dr. Yi Li for his suggestions on the language and statistical analysis of the manuscript. Conflict of interest statement The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. 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ICU,\u003cem\u003e \u003c/em\u003eintensive care unit.\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"floatimage1.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4689196/v1/6a8f5c5247945f31d5b4b068.jpeg"},{"id":62139015,"identity":"fbe59b98-038c-471b-b6bb-772c1d4b696e","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-08-09 16:51:22","extension":"jpeg","order_by":2,"title":"Figure 2","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"figure","size":152242,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"\u003cp\u003eAssociation between the platelet count (per 10 change) and 28-day mortality in medical-surgical patients.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA threshold, nonlinear association between the platelet count and 28-day mortality was found in a generalized additive model (GAM). Solid rad line represents the smooth curve fit between variables. Blue bands represent the 95% confidence interval from the fit. Adjusted for gender, age, ethnicity, BMI, Site of infection, Apache IV score, AIDS, COPD, diabetes, chronic heart failure, mechanical ventilation use, hepatic failure, cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression.\u003c/p\u003e","description":"","filename":"floatimage2.jpeg","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4689196/v1/a2b1cc705b7f149d7bd6e76f.jpeg"},{"id":62140073,"identity":"57cfe18c-e5b8-4afb-b938-ac00d8009cfc","added_by":"auto","created_at":"2024-08-09 16:59:27","extension":"pdf","order_by":0,"title":"","display":"","copyAsset":false,"role":"manuscript-pdf","size":1086425,"visible":true,"origin":"","legend":"","description":"","filename":"manuscript.pdf","url":"https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-4689196/v1/829ff310-477f-4f4a-9142-fa1c6183277f.pdf"}],"financialInterests":"No competing interests reported.","formattedTitle":"Association of platelet count with 28-day mortality in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study","fulltext":[{"header":"Introduction","content":"\u003cp\u003eSince intensive care unit (ICU) patients are exposed to sepsis, pneumonia, and other inflammation\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR1\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan citationid=\"CR2\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e, their high mortality rates range from 11\u0026ndash;18%\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR3\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan citationid=\"CR4\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e4\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Additionally, the patients admitted to the ICU after surgery may be associated with a progressive increase in adverse outcomes\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR5\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e5\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Some survivors may suffer from psychosocial, physical, and cognitive sequelae\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR6\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e6\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Therefore, these conditions may cause a considerable burden on public health\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR7\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e7\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan citationid=\"CR8\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e8\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlatelets, which are cytoplasmic fragments produced by megakaryocytes, participate in the process of hemostasis and maintaining the integrity of the vascular endothelium\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR9\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e9\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Platelet dysfunction or quantitative abnormalities may trigger immune dysregulation, prolonged ICU stay, and mortality\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR10\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e10\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. It is worth noting that thrombocytopenia is frequent in ICU patients\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR11\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e11\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Consequently, platelets have always been a focus of ICU physicians. In an international prospective cohort study, patients with thrombocytopenia had a higher risk of 90-day mortality. A retrospective cohort study utilizing the Electronic ICU database suggested that in critically ill patients with tumors, the association between platelet count and in-hospital mortality was curvilinear\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR12\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e12\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Another retrospective cohort study using the eICU database showed that patients who develop thrombocytopenia during their stay in the neurological ICU have a higher odds ratio of in-hospital mortality\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR13\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e13\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Another study using the eICU database also suggested that the mortality risk of patients with infectious diseases in the intensive care unit increased as the nadir platelet count decreased below 130 \u0026times; 10\u003csup\u003e9\u003c/sup\u003e/L\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR13\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e13\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. However, in patients with medical-surgical ICU, whether platelet count is related to a 28-day mortality rate is limited.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo, we used the eICU-CRD to conduct a retrospective multicentre cohort study, which explored the relationship between platelet count and 28-day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis and further investigate whether the threshold of platelet count where the mortality risk significantly decreases, which is a high priority in patients with sepsis.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Methods","content":"\u003cdiv id=\"Sec3\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eData source\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis was a retrospective observational study, with data extracted from the eICU-CRD, an international online critical care database\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR15\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e15\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. The eICU-CRD is a multicenter ICU database containing high-granularity data on over 200,000 admissions to the ICU monitored by the eICU program across the United States. From 2014 to 2015, all data were automatically stored through the Philips Healthcare eICU program and retrieved electronically\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR15\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e15\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. The eICU-CRD has been utilized for observational studies\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR16\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e16\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan citationid=\"CR17\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e17\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Access to data was approved after finishing the CITI program for \"Data or Specimen Only Research\". Due to the retrospective design without direct patient intervention and the security schema for which the reidentification risk was certified as meeting Safe Harbor standards by Privacert (Cambridge, MA), this study was exempted from approval from the Institutional Review Board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (our record ID: 13249328).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e For the same reason, informed consent was waived. The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki. All methods were performed in line with the relevant guidelines and regulations.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eStudy population.\u003c/b\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll patients admitted to the ICU and diagnosed with sepsis were included. Sepsis was defined as suspected or documented infection plus an acute increase of greater than 2 points\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR18\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e18\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e in the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score recorded in the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) IV dataset\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR19\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e19\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Infection was identified from the ICD-9 code in the eICU Collaborative Research Database. The following exclusion criteria were used: (1) not first ICU admission, (2) ICU stay\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;48 hours, (3) age\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;18 years old, (4) missing platelet count, (5) non-medical-surgical patients, and (5) system error of platelet count. The study flowchart is presented in Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e1\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec4\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eVariables\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe eICU database includes demographic records, physiological indicators of bedside monitors, diagnosis via ICD-9 codes, and other laboratory data obtained during routine medical care.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaseline characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI, kg/m\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e) were collected from the patient and ApachePatientResult tables. The laboratory indices of platelet count ('x10ˆ9/L) were collected from the laboratory tables. The physiological variables, including temperature (\u0026deg;C), respiratory rate, heart rate (HR), and mean arterial pressure (MAP), were obtained from the apacheApsVar table. Comorbidities, including acute immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, chronic heart failure, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression were extracted from the APACHE IV score. Severity at admission was measured by the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Apache IV score, and Acute Physiology Score III. In addition, life support interventions (e.g., the use of mechanical ventilation) were incorporated in this study.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec5\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eOutcomes\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe outcome of this study was that all-cause ICU mortality occurred within 28 days after admission to the ICU.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv id=\"Sec6\" class=\"Section2\"\u003e \u003ch2\u003eStatistical analysis\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinuous variables are presented as the means\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;standard deviation (SD) or median and interquartile ranges (IQR). Categorical data are shown as numbers and percentages. The difference according to the tertiles of the platelet count was compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for continuous data and chi-squared tests for categorical variables. To improve the statistical strength of the results, we transformed the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) as the targeted independent variable in the regression, the smooth and threshold effect analyses.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe statistical analysis included the following main steps. First, platelet count was classified into three groups (tertiles) according to distribution. Second, logistic regression models were applied to assess the relationship between the platelet count and the 28-day mortality rate. The results are presented as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). The regression model included a non-adjusted model, Model I, and Model II. These confounders were selected based on their association with the outcomes of interest or changes in effect estimates of more than 10%\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR20\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e20\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. After considering the clinical significance, we adjusted for the following covariates: gender, age, ethnicity, BMI, site of infection, Apache IV score, AIDS, COPD, diabetes, chronic heart failure, mechanical ventilation use, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression. Third, a GAM was used to investigate the dose-response relationship between the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) and 28-day mortality rate (Fig.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Fig4\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e2\u003c/span\u003e). Finally, we utilized a two-piece-wise linear regression model to examine the threshold effect of the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) and 28-day mortality rate(Table\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan refid=\"Tab3\" class=\"InternalRef\"\u003e3\u003c/span\u003e). The turning point for the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) was determined using \"exploratory\" analyses to move the trial turning point along the pre-defined interval and pick up the one that gave maximum model likelihood. In addition, we also performed a log-likelihood ratio test and compared the one-line linear regression model with the two-piece-wise linear model. To calculate the 95% CI for the turning point\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR21\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e21\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e, we used the bootstrap resampling method described in the previous analysis\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR22\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e22\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan citationid=\"CR23\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e23\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Dummy variables were used to indicate missing covariate values, which was performed when continuous variables were missing more than 1% of the value.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab1\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 1\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaseline characteristics of participants according to the tertiles of the platelet count (N\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;6122)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"5\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristic\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"3\" nameend=\"c4\" namest=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlatelet Count (\u0026times;10\u003csup\u003e9\u003c/sup\u003e/L)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT1 (3-144) T2 (145\u0026ndash;226) T3(227\u0026ndash;594)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eN\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;2036 N\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;2028 N\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;2058\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e-value\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemographics\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge (years, mean\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;SD)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e65.2\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;15.8\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e66.9\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;16.1\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e65.5\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;15.6\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.002\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMale\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFemale\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnicity, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaucasian\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHispanic\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsian\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative American\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther/Unknown\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBMI (kg/m2, mean\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;SD)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e911 (44.7%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1125 (55.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0(0.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1545 (75.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e184 (9.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e127 (6.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101 (5.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 (1.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28.4\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;8.5\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e954 (47.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1074 (53.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0(0.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1572 (77.5%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e169 (8.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e122 (6.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77 (3.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 (1.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 (2.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 (1.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.8\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;9.8\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1118 (54.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e939 (45.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1(0.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1596 (77.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e197 (9.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e98 (4.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e100 (4.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 (1.5%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 (1.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;9.6\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.105\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eVital signs\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemperature(\u0026deg;C)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e36.6\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.5\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e36.6\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.3\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e36.6\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;1.2\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.221\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespiratory rate (bpm)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;14.1\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.0\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;14.7\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e30.8\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;14.5\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.239\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeart rate (/min)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e115.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;29.7\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e113.3\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;28.5\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e115.2\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;26.7\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.043\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMAP (mmHg, median, [IQR])\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e53(40\u0026ndash;200)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e56(40\u0026ndash;200)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e56(40\u0026ndash;200)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeverity of illness (mean\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;SD)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGCS score\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;3.7\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.0\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;3.7\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;3.5\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.184\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eApache IV score\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e77.9\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;27.0\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e72.5\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;24.7\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e71.5\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;24.8\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcute Physiology Score III\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e63.9\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;26.3\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e58.9\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;23.5\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e58.5\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;23.8\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eSite of infection, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eSepsis, pulmonary\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e742 (36.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e928 (45.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e904 (43.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eSepsis, renal/UTI (including bladder)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e457 (22.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e456 (22.5%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e434 (21.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eSepsis, GI\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e260 (12.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e210 (10.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e249 (12.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eSepsis, unknown\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e278 (13.7%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e183 (9.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e190 (9.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ecutaneous/soft tissue\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e146 (7.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e147 (7.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e170 (8.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eother\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e150 (7.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e101 (5.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e104 (5.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003egynecologic\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 (0.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 (0.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 (0.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eComorbidities\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAIDS, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCOPD, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2010 (99.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 (0.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1991 (99.5%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 (0.5%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2029 (99.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 (0.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.062\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1882 (92.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1805 (89.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1833 (89.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e154 (7.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e223 (11.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e225 (10.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiabetes status, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.002\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1586 (77.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1503 (74.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1497 (72.7%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e433 (21.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e498 (24.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e534 (25.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronic heart failure, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.679\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1838 (90.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1827 (90.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1870 (90.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e198 (9.7%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e201 (9.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e188 (9.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eHepatic failure, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1936 (95.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1981 (97.7%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2012 (97.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e83 (4.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 (1.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 (0.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eCirrhosis, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1892 (92.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1977 (97.5%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2014 (97.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e127 (6.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 (1.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeukaemia, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1967 (96.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1983 (97.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e2018 (98.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 (2.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 (0.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 (0.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetastatic cancer, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.003\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1939 (95.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1957 (96.5%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1982 (96.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e80 (3.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 (2.2%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 (2.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanical ventilation use, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMissing\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28-day mortality, n (%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1403 (68.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e616 (30.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 (0.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1792 (88.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e244 (12.0%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1269 (62.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e732 (36.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1878 (92.6%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e150 (7.4%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1294 (62.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e737 (35.8%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 (1.3%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1891 (91.9%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e167 (8.1%)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003ctfoot\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"5\"\u003eAbbreviations: BMI, body mass index. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"5\"\u003eAIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. MAP, mean arterial pressure,\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"5\"\u003eMissing data were grouped into a set of dummy variables and incorporated into the analysis.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"5\"\u003eData are expressed as the mean\u0026thinsp;\u0026plusmn;\u0026thinsp;SD, median (interquartile range), or percentage. Among the 6122 patients, the amount of missing values for the covariates were 1 (0.02%) for gender, 67 (1.09%) for ethnicity, 111(1.81%) for BMI, 378 (6.17%) for temperature, 77 (1.25%) for heart rate, 91 (1.58%) for respiratory rate, 83 (1.35%) for MAP, 162 (2.64%) for GCS score, 699 (11.41%) for apache IV score, 699 (11.41%) for acute Physiology Score III, 71 (1.15%) for AIDS, 71 (1.15%) for diabetes, 71 (1.15%) for hepatic failure, 71 (1.15%) for Cirrhosis, 71 (1.15%) for leukaemia, 71 (1.15%) for metastatic cancer, and 71 (1.15%) for mechanical ventilation use.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tfoot\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab2\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 2\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociation of platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) with 28‑day mortality rate\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"7\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c4\" colnum=\"4\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c5\" colnum=\"5\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c6\" colnum=\"6\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c7\" colnum=\"7\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c3\" namest=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-adjusted model\u003csup\u003e1\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c5\" namest=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eModel Ⅰ\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c7\" namest=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eModel Ⅱ\u003csup\u003e3\u003c/sup\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eOR (95% CI)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eOR (95% CI)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eOR (95% CI)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eplatelet count\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.98 (0.97,0.99)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.98 (0.97, 0.99)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"char\" char=\".\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.99 (0.98, 1.00)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eplatelet count\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT1\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT2\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT3\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e for trend\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.59(0.47,0.73)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.65(0.53,0.80)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.57 (0.46, 0.71)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.65 (0.53, 0.80)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c5\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c6\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.63 (0.50, 0.79)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.73 (0.58, 0.91)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.004\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c7\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003ctfoot\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"7\"\u003eAbbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"7\"\u003eThe independent variable was an increase in platelet count of 10 units.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"7\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e1\u003c/sup\u003e This model was not adjusted for any covariate.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"7\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e2\u003c/sup\u003e Model I was adjusted for gender, age, and ethnicity.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"7\"\u003e\u003csup\u003e3\u003c/sup\u003e Model II was further adjusted for BMI, site of infection, apache IV score, AIDS, COPD, diabetes, chronic heart failure, mechanical ventilation use, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tfoot\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"gridtable\"\u003e\u003ctable float=\"Yes\" id=\"Tab3\" border=\"1\"\u003e \u003ccaption language=\"En\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionNumber\"\u003eTable 3\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CaptionContent\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eThreshold effect analysis of the platelet count and 28-day mortality\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/caption\u003e \u003ccolgroup cols=\"3\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c1\" colnum=\"1\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c2\" colnum=\"2\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"left\" class=\"colspec\" colname=\"c3\" colnum=\"3\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cthead\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\" morerows=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c3\" namest=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003ePer 10-unit increase\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOR (95%CI)\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003cth align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c/b\u003e \u003cb\u003evalue\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/th\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/thead\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne line effect\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.99 (0.98, 1.00)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.008\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning point (K)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colspan=\"2\" nameend=\"c3\" namest=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eplatelet count\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;K\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.90 (0.87, 0.93)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.0001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eplatelet count\u0026thinsp;\u0026ge;\u0026thinsp;K\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.01 (1.00, 1.02)\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e0.219\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c1\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e value for LRT test*\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c2\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"left\" colname=\"c3\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tbody\u003e \u003c/colgroup\u003e \u003ctfoot\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003eData were presented as OR (95% CI) \u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e value; Model I, linear analysis; Model II, nonlinear analysis. Adjusted for gender, age, ethnicity, BMI, site of infection, apache IV score, AIDS, COPD, diabetes, chronic heart failure, mechanical ventilation use, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, and immunosuppression.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003eCI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; LRT, logarithm likelihood ratio test.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003e* \u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.05 indicates that Model II significantly differs from Model I.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003eThe independent variable was an increase in per 10-unit platelet count.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e \u003c/tfoot\u003e \u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo examine the robustness of the results, we conducted sensitivity analyses. The platelet count was divided into a categorical variable by tertiles and a trend test to observe whether the \u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e value of the trend test was consistent with the \u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e value when the platelet count was a continuous variable.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the statistical analyses were performed using R software version 4.2.0 (\u003cspan class=\"ExternalRef\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"RefSource\"\u003ehttp://www.r-proje\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan address=\"http://www.r-proje\" targettype=\"URL\" class=\"RefTarget\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e ct. org).\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e"},{"header":"Results","content":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1. Baseline characteristics of the study population\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable\u0026nbsp;1 presents the baseline characteristics of the study population by tertiles of platelet count. Age, gender, BMI, MAP, apache IV score, acute Physiology Score III, site of infection, COPD, diabetes, hepatic failure, Cirrhosis, leukemia, metastatic cancer, and mechanical ventilation use were significantly associated with platelet count (\u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.05). In contrast, ethnicity, temperature, respiratory, heart rate, GCS sore, AIDS, and chronic heart failure were not.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \u003cb\u003eAssociation of platelet counts with the 28‑day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable\u0026nbsp;2 shows that an increase in platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) was associated with the 28‑day mortality rate (OR\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.98, 95%CI\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.97\u0026ndash;0.99) according to the non-adjusted model. After we adjusted for several covariates (Table\u0026nbsp;2), an increase of 10 units in platelet count was also associated with the 28-day mortality rate (OR\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.98, 95% CI\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.97\u0026ndash;0.99). To eliminate the influence of other covariates, we further adjusted for additional covariates, and platelet count was also significantly related to the 28-day mortality rate (OR\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.99, 95% CI\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.98\u0026ndash;1.00 for every 10-units increase in platelet count) (Table\u0026nbsp;2). The variable of platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) was divided into categorical variables (tertiles) for a sensitivity analysis. We observed the same trend in conformity as that for the continuous variables (\u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e for trend\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.05) (Table\u0026nbsp;2).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \u003cb\u003eIdentification of nonlinear relationship\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe observed a nonlinear dose-response relationship between platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) and 28‑day mortality rate (Fig.\u0026nbsp;2 and Table\u0026nbsp;3). The inflection point was 12.7 (per change in the platelet count of 10). On the left side of the inflection point (platelet count\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;127 x10ˆ9/L), an increase of 10 units in the platelet count was significantly associated with a 10% decreased risk of mortality rate (OR\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.90, 95% CI\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.87\u0026ndash;0.93, P\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.0001). When the platelet count was \u0026ge;\u0026thinsp;127 x10ˆ9/L, the mortality rate increased with an adjusted OR of 1.01 (95% CI\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;1.00\u0026ndash;1.02, \u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.219) for every 10-unit increase in platelet count.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe GAM detected an L-shaped association between the platelet count and the 28-day mortality rate (Table\u0026nbsp;3). The linear regression model and a two-piece-wise linear regression model were compared, and the \u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e value of the log-likelihood ratio test was \u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001. The 95% CI for the turning point of the platelet count (per change in the platelet count of 10) was 12.7 (Table\u0026nbsp;3). This result indicates that the two-piece-wise linear regression model should be used to fit the model.\u003c/p\u003e \u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Discussion","content":"\u003cp\u003eThis retrospective cohort study found a curvilinear relationship between the platelet count and the 28-day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis. The nonlinear analysis showed that when the platelet count was less than 127 x10ˆ9/L, every 10-unit increase in platelet count was associated with a significantly decreased risk of the 28-day mortality rate. When the platelet count was more significant than 127 x10ˆ9/L, an increase in the platelet count per 10 change was not associated with the mortality rate. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the association between platelet count and 28-day mortality in medical-surgical ICU septic patients.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost studies investigating the relationship found that platelet count was associated with mortality risk. A prospective cohort study of adult ICU patients in 52 ICUs across ten countries found that patients with thrombocytopenia had worse outcomes, including 90-day mortality and bleeding\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR24\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e24\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Furthermore, some studies have found that the platelet count is associated with 28-day mortality in different ICU patients. A retrospective study utilizing the eICU database suggested that patients in the neurological ICU who developed thrombocytopenia had a higher risk for in-hospital mortality\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR13\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e13\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Using the eICU database, another study found that the association between platelet count and in-hospital mortality was curvilinear in critically ill patients with tumors \u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR12\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e12\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. Another study using the eICU database revealed a curvilinear relationship between platelet counts and mortality risk for patients with infectious diseases in the intensive care unit, with an increased risk of mortality when the platelet count fell below 130 \u0026times; 109/L\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR14\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e14\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. The above studies have investigated the relationship between platelet count and mortality rate, representing a limited perspective on the complex physiological processes in the human body. This relationship cannot be generalized to all patient populations.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur study revealed that the platelet count was associated with the 28-day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients. And this association was L-shaped. When the platelet count was \u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;127\u0026times; 10\u003csup\u003e9\u003c/sup\u003e/L, an increase of 10 units in the platelet count was associated with a 10% decreased risk of a 28-day mortality rate. Nevertheless, this relationship was insignificant when the platelet count was \u0026ge;\u0026thinsp;127 x10ˆ9/L. This shows that the safe range for the platelet count in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis is 127 x10ˆ9/L.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedical-surgical ICU patients can experience various platelet-related issues, with multiple factors often at play concurrently. The main mechanisms involve (1) hemodilution\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR25\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e25\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e, (2)immune thrombocytopaenia\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR26\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e26\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan citationid=\"CR27\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e27\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e, (3)blood coagulation mechanism abnormalities\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR28\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e28\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e, (4)the use of heparin and low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR29\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e29\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e, (5)pseudothrombocytopenia\u003csup\u003e[\u003cspan citationid=\"CR30\" class=\"CitationRef\"\u003e30\u003c/span\u003e]\u003c/sup\u003e. This study analyzed data from medical-surgical patients with sepsis in the ICU and identified the relationship between platelet count and the 28-day mortality rate was nonlinear. This information may help guide early clinical interventions in patients who are at risk, thereby prolonging their survival. When the platelet count of medical-surgical ICU patients falls below 127 x 10^9/L, clinicians may pay close attention to their condition and consider whether intervention measures are necessary.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis study has several strengths. First, the large sample size from eICU-CRD strengthened the statistical power and credibility. We utilized multiple logistic regression models to assess the correlation between platelet count and 28-day mortality. Second, we used strict statistical adjustment to reduce residual confounding to avoid the influence of unavoidable potential confounding in this observational study. Third, we used a GAM to investigate a curvilinear relationship between the platelet count and 28-day hospital mortality in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis. Fourth, we conducted a two-piece-wise linear regression model to examine the threshold effect of the platelet count and 28-day mortality. Finally, to minimize the bias introduced by missing data, we grouped the missing data into a set of dummy variables and included them in all analyses.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis study has several limitations. First, this was a retrospective study subject to the inherent limitations of a retrospective design. Second, despite employing multivariate logistic regression to adjust for potential confounding variables, some potential confounding factors were not included in the analysis, leading to biased results. Third, due to differences in population characteristics, blood testing methods, ethnic blood traits, and even the timing of data collection, these values vary across different laboratories. Since the data were collected from 2014 to 2015, observation of changes over a longer timeframe is impossible. Fourth, the eICU database only evaluates and treats critical illnesses and does not include information on treating platelets.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Conclusion","content":"\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between platelet count and 28-day mortality in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis was nonlinear. When patients' platelet count was \u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;127 'x10ˆ9/L, an increased 10-unit platelet count was associated with a decreased risk of 28-day mortality. This indicates that low platelet count may receive attention in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"List Of Abbreviations","content":"\u003cp\u003eintensive care unit, ICU; Collaborative Research Database, CRD; \u0026nbsp;generalized additive model, GAM; body mass index, BMI; \u0026nbsp;mean arterial pressure, MAP; acute immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD; Glasgow Coma Scale, GCS; standard deviation, SD; interquartile ranges, IQR; odds ratios, ORs; confidence intervals, CI; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA; low-molecular-weight heparin, LMWH.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"Declarations","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eData availability statement\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe data are available on the official eICU-CRD website (https://eicu-crd.mit.edu/).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsent for publication\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot applicable.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsent to participate \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot applicable.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthical approval\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter finishing the web-based training courses and the Protecting Human Research Participants examination (No. 13249328), we obtained permission to extract data from the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD). The database is publicly and freely accessible to researchers, according to data usage. As this study is based on a secondary analysis of eICU-CRD data, ethical approval is not required according to Chinese ethical requirements.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Contributions\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHai-Yang He designed the research. Yue-Lian Ma analyzed the data, performed the statistical analyses, and wrote the manuscript. Xiong Chen created the tables and figures and revised the manuscript. All the authors reviewed the data, reviewed the manuscript, and approved the\u0026nbsp;final manuscript.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to Dr. Yi Li for his suggestions on the language and statistical analysis of the manuscript.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConflict of interest statement\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunding\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was no funding to support the study\u003c/p\u003e"},{"header":"References","content":"\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003evan Vught LA, Klein KP, Spitoni C et al. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Attributable Mortality of Secondary Infections in the Intensive Care Unit After Admission for Sepsis[J]. 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The aim of this study was to investigate whether platelet count is associated with 28-day mortality in these patients.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMethods\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis retrospective cohort study extracted 6,122 adult patients with sepsis in medical-surgical ICU from the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD). The logistic regression models were used to estimate the covariates and investigate the relatioshiop between platelet count and 28-day mortality rate. Then, a generalized additive model (GAM) was used to investigate the dose-response relationship between the platelet count (every 10-unit change in platelet count) and 28-day mortality rate. Moreover, a two-piece-wise linear regression model was applied to assess the threshold effect of the platelet count and 28-day mortality rate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eResults\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter adjustment for the covariates, the platelet count had a nonlinear relationship with 28-day mortality (\u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001). On the left side of the inflection point (platelet count\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;127 x10ˆ9/L), an increase of 10 in the platelet count was associated with a 10% decreased risk 0f 28-day mortality rate (OR\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.90, 95% CI\u0026thinsp;=\u0026thinsp;0.87\u0026ndash;0.93, \u003cem\u003eP\u003c/em\u003e\u0026thinsp;\u0026lt;\u0026thinsp;0.001). Nevertheless, when the platelet count\u0026thinsp;\u0026ge;\u0026thinsp;127 x10ˆ9/L, every 10-unit increase in platelet count was not significantly associated with 28-day mortality rate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConclusion\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe relationship between platelet count and 28-day mortality rate in medical-surgical ICU patients with sepsis was nonlinear. 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