Table 1 Characteristics and selected therapies during shock in 164 consecutive intensive care unit patients with septic shock
Characteristics | n= 164 |
|---|---|
Males, number (percentage) | 93 (57) |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 66 (59-74) |
SAPS II, median (IQR) | 54 (46-67) |
Emergency surgery, number (percentage) | 61 (37) |
Estimated weight in kilograms on admission, median (IQR) | 78 (65-93) |
Focus of infection, number (percentage) | |
Pulmonary | 66 (40) |
Gastrointestinal | 46 (28) |
Soft tissue | 15 (9) |
Urinary tract | 9 (5) |
Intravenous catheter | 4 (2) |
Other | 5 (3) |
Unclear | 19 (12) |
Shock duration in daysa, median (IQR) | 3 (2-5) |
Therapies during septic shock, number (percentage) | |
Invasive ventilation | 147 (90) |
Renal replacement therapy | 65 (40) |
Corticosteroids | 79 (48) |
Mortality, number (percentage) | |
Day 30 | 65 (40) |
Day 90 | 83 (51) |