Table 2 Patient characteristics (data are shown as the median value with interquartile or in absolute value with percentage)

Age (years) (median [interquartile])

66

[54 to 77]

SAPS II at admission (median [interquartile])

44

[37 to 56]

SOFA at admission (median [interquartile])

7

[5 to 9]

ODIN score at admission (median [interquartile])

3

[3 to 4]

Type of admission

   Medical (n, %)

257

66

   Elective surgery (n, %)

16

4

   Emergency surgery (n, %)

115

30

Site of causative infection

   Pulmonary (n, %)

191

49

   Peritonitis (n, %)

76

20

   Biliary tract infection (n, %)

13

3

   Urinary tract infection (n, %)

39

10

   Blood (n, %)

39

10

   Central nervous system (n, %)

17

14

   Others (n, %)

48

12

Organ failure (with the duration of organ failure)

   Cardiovascular (n, %)

332

86

   Duration (median [interquartile])

4

[2-9]

   Respiratory (n, %)

336

87

Duration (median [interquartile])

11

[5-21]

   Neurologic (n, %)

97

25

Duration (median [interquartile])

6

[3-13]