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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with sepsis and postoperative patients

From: Comparison of thromboelastometry with procalcitonin, interleukin 6, and C-reactive protein as diagnostic tests for severe sepsis in critically ill adults

Patient characteristics

Sepsis

Postoperative patients

Number of patients

56

52

Age, years

54 ± 17

55 ± 17

Male/female

31/25

28/24

Weight, kg

79.9 ± 23.5

74.9 ± 26.5

Primary diagnosis

  

Gastrointestinal cancer

7

18

Gastrointestinal disease

16

8

Cancer, other

5

12

Urogenital cancer

3

9

 

11

0

Lung disease

9

0

Urogenital disease

3

1

Other diseases

1

4

Lung cancer

1

0

Disease severity

  

CVVHD

33

0

Mechanical ventilation, %

100

100

SAPS II score

51.4 ± 14.9

20.8 ± 9.0

SOFA score

12.5 ± 3.9

3.85 ± 2.6

Infection type

  

Gram-positive isolates, %

28

0

Gram-negative isolates, %

49

0

Viral isolates, %

0

0

Fungal isolates, %

11

0

  1. Included are biometric data, primary diagnosis, disease severity, and infection type as diagnosed within 24 hours after admission. Data are given as mean and standard error of the mean. CVVHD, continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration.