Variable | n= 72 |
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Age, median (years; IQR) | 53 ± 19 |
Male gender | 64% |
Type of admission | Â |
   Medical | 33 (47%) |
   Surgical | 39 (53%) |
ICU admission source | Â |
   Emergency room | 34 (47%) |
   Surgical room | 38 (53%) |
Interval between hospital admission and ICU | Â |
   >24 hours | 20 (28%) |
   <24 hours | 52 (72%) |
Physical examination | Â |
   Peripheral edema | 46 (63.9%) |
   Capillary refilling time reduced | 45 (62.5%) |
Sedation | Â |
   Yes | 55 (76.4%) |
   No | 17 (23.6%) |
Comorbidities | Â |
   Hypertension | 23 (31.9%) |
   Diabetes | 11 (15.3%) |
   Alcoholism | 30 (41.6%) |
   Smoking | 29 (40%) |
   Chronic renal failure | 7 (9.7%) |
Hemodialysis | 18 (25%) |
Blood products | 39 (54.2%) |
Cardiac arrest rate during ICU stay | 4 (2.88%) |
APACHE II, median (IQR) | 28 (18 to 34) |
SOFA score | Â |
   Initial, median (IQR) | 3 (2 to 8) |
   Media, median (IQR) | 6 (5 to 10) |
   Maximum, median (IQR) | 11 (7 to 13) |
Severe sepsis | 15 (20.8%) |
Septic shock | 57 (79.2%) |
ICU stay, median (days; IQR) | 8 (4 to 15) |
Hospital stay, median (days; IQR) | 20 (8 to 40) |
   Positive cultures |  |
   Blood | 12 (17%) |
   Sterile tissue or cavity | 11 (15%) |
ICU mortality | 13 (18%) |
Hospital mortality | 13 (18%) |