Table 1 Patient characteristics

# Patient

43

15

Age

Median

64

53

IQR

53 to 71

42 to 77

Gender

Male

21

9

Female

22

6

APACHE II

Median

16

7

IQR

13 to 211

6 to 9

SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment)

Median

8

3

IQR

5 to 10

2 to 4

ALC (Absolute lymphocyte count) (cells × 10³/microliter)

Median

1.0

0.9

IQR

0.7 to 1.4

0.7 to 1.1

INR (International normalized ratio) (seconds)

Median

1.32

1.19

IQR

1.18 to 1.40

1.13 to 1.33

Serum creatinine mg/dl

Median

0.96

0.7

IQR

0.74 to 1.65

0.6 to 1.0

Length of ICU stay

Median

10

5

IQR

6 to 16

2 to 16

Mortality (%)

Survived

34 (79)

13 (87)

Expired

9 (21)

2 (13)

Vasopressor - dependent shock

29

Admission ICU diagnosis

Community-acquired pneumonia

14

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

6

Peritonitis

15

Wound infection

2

Line infection

6

Trauma

10

Post-op (major surgery)

3

Intra-cranial hemorrhage

2

Co-morbidities

Diabetes

17

5

Heart disease

35

14

Morbid obesity

2

0

Neurologic

6

3

Renal disease

6

0

Respiratory

14

2

Liver

1

0