All patients (n = 3,147) | Albumin (n = 354) | No albumin (n = 2,793) | p value | |
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SOFA score, mean ± SD | 5.2 ± 3.9 | 7.2 ± 4.2 | 4.9 ± 3.8 | <0.001 |
Sepsis syndromes (%) | ||||
Sepsis | 765 (24.3) | 128 (36.2) | 637 (22.8) | <0.001 |
Severe sepsis | 549 (17.4) | 109 (30.8) | 440 (15.8) | <0.001 |
Septic shock | 241 (7.7) | 60 (16.9) | 181 (6.5) | <0.001 |
Procedures (%) | ||||
Mechanical ventilation | 1,853 (58.9) | 269 (76.0) | 1,584 (56.7) | <0.001 |
Pulmonary artery catheter | 378 (12.0) | 74 (20.9) | 304 (10.9) | <0.001 |
Hemofiltration | 82 (2.6) | 23 (6.5) | 59 (2.1) | <0.001 |
Hemodialysis | 57 (1.8) | 13 (3.7) | 44 (1.6) | 0.005 |
Organ failure (%) | ||||
Respiratory | 705 (22.4) | 111 (31.4) | 594 (21.3) | <0.001 |
Cardiovascular | 784 (24.9) | 156 (44.1) | 628 (22.5) | <0.001 |
Coagulation | 158 (5.0) | 42 (11.9) | 116 (4.2) | <0.001 |
Hepatic | 89 (2.8) | 19 (5.4) | 70 (2.5) | 0.002 |
Renal | 562 (17.9) | 76 (21.5) | 486 (17.4) | 0.060 |
Neurological | 681 (21.6) | 71 (20.1) | 610 (21.8) | 0.443 |