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Table 4 PROGRESS disease severity

From: The international PROGRESS registry of patients with severe sepsis: drotrecogin alfa (activated) use and patient outcomes

Variable

DrotAA

n = 882

Non-DrotAA

n = 11,610

Total

n = 12,492

P value

Number of organ dysfunctions (OD):

(n = 703)

(n = 8910)

(n = 9613)

<0.001

   1

18 (2.6)

1042 (11.7)

1060 (11.0)

 

   2

93 (13.2)

1861 (20.9)

1954 (20.3)

 

   3

169 (24.0)

2045 (23.0)

2214 (23.0)

 

   4

161 (22.9)

1778 (20.0)

1939 (20.2)

 

   5

143 (20.3)

1171 (13.1)

1314 (13.7)

 

   6

87 (12.4)

677 (7.6)

764 (8.0)

 

   7

32 (4.6)

336 (3.8)

368 (3.8)

 

Type of dysfunction, n (%):

    

   Cardiovascular

(n = 882)

791 (89.7)

(n = 11,565)

8536 (73.8)

(n = 12,447)

9327 (74.9)

<0.001

   Respiratory

(n = 880)

788 (89.5)

(n = 11,550)

9357 (81.0)

(n = 12,430)

10,145 (81.6)

<0.001

   Hematologic

(n = 879)

314 (35.7)

(n = 11,475)

3773 (32.9)

(n = 12,354)

4087 (33.1)

0.08

   Renal

(n = 879)

523 (59.5)

(n = 11,480)

5117 (44.6)

(n = 12,359)

5640 (45.6)

<0.001

   Hepatic

(n = 771)

150 (19.5)

(n = 10,188)

2111 (20.7)

(n = 10,959)

2261 (20.6)

0.40

   Metabolic

(n = 867)

542 (62.5)

(n = 11,266)

4745 (42.1)

(n = 12,133)

5287 (43.6)

<0.001

   Central nervous system

(n = 767)

276 (36.0)

(n = 9987)

3686 (36.9)

(n = 10,754)

3962 (36.8)

0.61

APACHE II score, mean (± SD)

(n = 610)

25.6 (± 8.5)

(n = 8513)

23.2 (± 8.2)

(n = 9123)

23.4 (± 8.3)

<0.001

Total SOFA score, mean (± SD)

(n = 334)

10.3 (± 3.4)

(n = 4785)

9.2 (± 3.9)

(n = 5119)

9.3 (± 3.9)

<0.001

Total MODS score, mean (± SD)

(n = 171)

8.6 (± 3.7)

(n = 2244)

6.4 (± 3.6)

(n = 2415)

6.5 (± 3.6)

<0.001

SAPS II score, mean (± SD)

(n = 165)

50.2 (± 18.5)

(n = 2831)

49.0 (± 17.3)

(n = 2996)

49.1 (± 17.4)

0.48

  1. APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; DrotAA = drotrecogin alfa (activated); MODS = multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; PROGRESS = Promoting Global Research Excellence in Severe Sepsis; SAPS II = Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; SD = standard deviation; SOFA = Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.