Table 2 Time of inclusion and resuscitation administered before inclusion
Patients transferred from another hospital | Patients transferred from the ward | Patients transferred from the emergency department | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 93) | (n = 95) | (n = 175) | |
Patients intubated before inclusion | 73 (78%) | 72 (77%) | 118 (67%) |
Amount of fluid administered before inclusion, mL/Kg of body weight | |||
31 | 35 | 36 | |
(12 to 50) | (19 to 51) | (20 to 52) | |
Patients treated with vasopressors before inclusion (epinephrine or norepinephrine) | |||
84 (88%) | 82 (90%) | 155 (89%) | |
Dosage of vasopressors (epinephrine + norepinephrine), μg/Kg/min | |||
0.3 | 0.26 | 0.40 | |
(0.09 to 0.51) | (0.12 to 0.38) | (0.13 to 0.66) | |
Patients treated with dobutamine before inclusion | |||
3 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 10 (6%) | |
Time between severe sepsis identification and inclusion, minutes | |||
482 | 396 | 468 | |
(220 to 510) | (40 to 847) | (188 to 696) | |
Time between ICU admission and inclusion, minutes | |||
185 | 246 | 206 | |
(53 to 317) | (92 to 400) | (97 to 315) | |
Time between satisfaction of inclusion criteria and inclusion, minutes | |||
231 | 161 | 185 | |
(110 to 352) | (60 to 262) | (93 to 277) |