Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of septic shock patients
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 70 (56 to 81) |
Sex (men) | 25 (58.2) |
Sepsis origin | |
Abdominal | 22 (51.2) |
Respiratory tract | 11 (25.6) |
Skin/soft tissue | 4 (9.3) |
Urinary tract | 2 (4.7) |
Others | 4 (9.3) |
Patients with recombinant human activated protein C | 11 (25.6) |
Patients with corticoids | 15 (34.8) |
Patients with nitric oxide donors | 3 (7) |
Simplified Acute Physiology Score II | 57 (46 to 70) |
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score: | |
Day 1 | 10 (8 to 13) |
Day 2 | 12 (9 to 14) |
Day 3 | 11 (7 to 14) |
Outcome (alive/dead) | 28/15 (65/35) |