Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 33 patients with septic shock treated in an ICU
From: Impact of delayed antimicrobial therapy in septic ITU patients
Variable | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Mean age (years) | 62.1 |
Male gender | 20 (65) |
Deaths | 11 (330 |
Source of sepsis | Â |
   Chest | 21 (75) |
   Urinary tract | 5 (15) |
   Intraabdominal | 3 (9) |
   Soft tissue | 2 (6) |
   Other | 2 (6) |
SIRS criteria | Â |
   Temperature >38 or <36°C | 16 (49) |
   HR >90 bpm | 33 (100) |
   RR >20/min or PCO2 < 4.3 kPa | 26 (78) |
   WBC >12 or <4 c/mm3 | 24 (72) |
    > 2 SIRS criteria | 33 (100) |
   Systolic BM <90 mmHg | 17 (51) |
   Lactate >4 mol/l | 5 (15) (unrecorded 36%) |
   Organ dysfunction | 28 (64) |