Table 3 Incidence of organ failure according to the presence of sepsis

Organ failure on admission to the ICU

Number of failing organs, median (IQ)

0 (0-1)

1 (0-2)^a

1 (0-2)^a

Any organ failure, n (%)

874 (49)

607 (70)^a

194 (70)^a

   1

563 (32)

271 (31)

93 (33)

   2

228 (13)

219 (25)^a

77 (28)^a

   3

72 (4)

87 (10)^a

22 (8)^a

   >3

11 (1)

30 (3)^b

2 (1)

Type of organ failure

   Respiratory

320 (18)

256 (30)^a

77 (28)^a

   CNS

317 (18)

199 (23)^a

85 (31)^a

   Cardiovascular

306 (17)

320 (37)^a

91 (33)^a

   Renal

258 (14)

210 (24)^a

45 (16)

   Coagulation

49 (3)

69 (8)^a

12 (4)

   Hepatic

30 (2)

41 (5)^a

11 (4)^b

Organ failure at any time during ICU stay

Number of failing organs, median (IQ)

1 (0-2)

2 (1-3)

2 (1-3)

Any organ failure, n (%)

1,120 (63)

732 (85)^a

258 (92)^a

   1

652 (36)

230 (27)^a

60 (22)^a

   2

307 (17)

253 (29)^a

117 (42)^a

   3

121 (7)

158 (18)^a

55 (20)^a

   >3

40 (2)

98 (11)^a

26 (9)^a

Type of organ failure

   Renal

559 (31)

386 (45)^a

113 (41)^a

   Respiratory

514 (29)

528 (61)^a

216 (77)^a

   Cardiovascular

406 (23)

432 (50)^a

155 (56)^a

   CNS

368 (21)

270 (31)^a

119 (43)^a

   Coagulation

102 (6)

143 (17)^a

45 (16)^a

   Hepatic

49 (3)

84 (10)^a

32 (12)^a