Table 1 Characteristics of the 17 patients studied
Patient number | Diagnosis at admission | Age (years) | Sex | APACHE II score | SOFA score | Additional organ failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Multiple trauma | 74 | M | 15 | 5 | R, N |
2 | Hepatic coma | 26 | F | 23 | 10 | R, H, N, L |
3 | Cerebral ischaemia | 70 | M | 22 | 6 | H, N |
4 | Sepsis | 55 | M | 21 | 6 | H, L |
5 | Intracranial haemorrhage | 58 | M | 15 | 7 | H, N |
6 | Acute pancreatitis | 50 | M | 23 | 9 | R, H, L |
7 | Multiple trauma | 24 | M | 19 | 6 | R, H |
8 | Pneumonia | 18 | F | 12 | 5 | R |
9 | Postoperative sepsis | 28 | F | 21 | 7 | R, H, N, L |
10 | Acute pancreatitis | 74 | M | 23 | 7 | R, H, L |
11 | Tetanus | 62 | M | 22 | 4 | R, H |
12 | Pneumonia | 62 | M | 21 | 3 | H |
13 | Bronchopneumonia | 37 | F | 16 | 4 | R, |
14 | Multiple trauma | 40 | M | 21 | 5 | R, H |
15 | Postoperative scoliosis | 19 | F | 24 | 7 | R, H, L |
16 | Aortoduodenal fistula | 69 | M | 17 | 6 | R, H, L |
17 | Intra-abdominal sepsis | 37 | F | 20 | 7 | R, H, L |