Carbapenem is not always the best choice in the treatment of septic shock

Table 1 Information of septic shock patient with different antibiotics

Proportion of patients (%)	With carbapenem	Without carbapenem	P
Male	58.97 ± 0.56	60.49 ± 1.16	0.25
Age
< 18	1.92 ± 0.42	0.77 ± 0.40	0.05
[18, 30]	2.30 ± 0.15	2.32 ± 0.33	0.95
[31, 40]	4.61 ± 0.24	5.20 ± 0.62	0.32
[41, 50]	9.08 ± 0.34	8.34 ± 0.62	0.34
[51, 60]	16.37 ± 0.48	16.39 ± 1.09	0.99
[61, 70]	23.62 ± 0.51	22.95 ± 0.96	0.57
[71, 80]	23.97 ± 0.58	24.49 ± 1.20	0.70
> 80	15.97 ± 0.57	17.26 ± 1.38	0.35
Severe patients	59.48 ± 1.05	62.69 ± 2.08	0.19

Severe patients are defined as patients with Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score ≥ 15
With carbapenem using carbapenem as the preferred antibiotic medication, Without carbapenem not using carbapenem as the preferred antibiotic medication

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