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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects in the study.a

From: Diagnostic and prognostic value of presepsin in the management of sepsis in the emergency department: a multicenter prospective study

 

SIRS

(n= 83)

Sepsis

(n= 55)

Severe sepsis/septic shock (n= 51)

Male

53

32

31

Female

30

23

20

Age

56 (19 to 92)

71 (27 to 99)

71 (22 to 90)

SOFA score

2 (0 to 8)

3 (0 to 9)

5 (0 to 15)

APACHE II score

7 (0 to 19)

11 (2 to 26)

14 (4 to 33)

  1. aAPACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Evaluation II; SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. Values are means and minimum and maximum range. SOFA and APACHE II scores reported were calculated at the very first evaluation in the Emergency Department.
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