Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.
Characteristics | Septic shock Number = 126 | Severe sepsis Number = 25 | Control group Number = 28 | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender - n (%) male | 67 (53.2) | 15 (60.0) | 19 (67.9) | 0.18 |
28 day mortality - n (%) | 26 (20.6) | 8 (32.0) | 11 (39.3) | 0.08 |
Final diagnosis - n (%) | ||||
Lungs | 30 (23.8) | 13 (52.0) | ||
Intra-abdominal | 55 (43.7) | 3 (12.0) | ||
Urinary tract | 17 (13.5) | 4 (16.0) | ||
Skin/soft tissue | 12 (9.5) | 1 (4.0) | ||
Other septic conditions | 12 (9.5) | 4 (16.0) | ||
Cardiac arrest and/or myocardial infarction | 15 (53.6) | |||
Liver transplantation (postop) and liver failure | 6 (17.9) | |||
GI-bleeding | 2 (7.1) | |||
Postoperative conditions | 2 (7.1) | NA | ||
Other non-septic conditions | 3 (14.3) | NA | ||
Comorbidities - n (%) | ||||
Malignancy | 51 (41.1) | 8 (34.8) | 4 (14.3) | 0.03 |
Diabetes mellitus | 4 (3.2) | 1 (4.4) | 3 (10.7) | 0.22 |
Cardiac disease | 18 (14.3) | 4 (16.0) | 7 (25.0) | 0.38 |
Liver disease | 0 | 0 | 6 (21.4) | <0.01 |
Other | 43 (34.1) | 9 (36.0) | 6 (21.4) | 0.40 |
Healthy | 8 (6.4) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (7.1) | 0.88 |
APACHE II score - mean | 22.3 | 19.4 | 22.0 | 0.31 |
SOFA score - mean | 10.5 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 0.01 |