|
Parameter
|
Value
|
|---|
|
Age (years; median [range])
| |
|
SIRS
|
49.7 (24–73)
|
|
Sepsis and septic shock
|
45.2 (21–66)
|
|
Sex ratio (male:female)
|
42:26
|
|
APACHE II score (median [range])
|
18.2 (13–28)
|
|
Focus (n = 28)
| |
|
Pneumonia
|
16
|
|
Peritonitis
|
5
|
|
Empyema
|
1
|
|
Mediastinitis
|
2
|
|
Endocarditis
|
2
|
|
Isolated positive blood culture
|
2
|
|
Causative microorganisms
| |
|
Gram negative
|
15
|
|
Gram positive
|
10
|
|
Fungus
|
3
|
|
Positive blood cultures (n [%])
|
11 (39.3)
|
- APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SIRS = systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
