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Table 1 Characteristics of 60 patients in the septic group

From: Methylglyoxal as a new biomarker in patients with septic shock: an observational clinical study

Septic group (n = 60)

Demographic data

Age, years

70 (64-76)

Male sex

46 (76.7%)

ASA status: I; II; III; IV; V

1 (1.7%); 11 (18.3%); 29 (48.3%); 15 (25.0%); 1 (1.7%)

Primary site of infection (double-naming feasible)

Lung

12 (20.0%)

Gastrointestinal tract

32 (53.3%)

Genitourinary tract

6 (10.0%)

Others

18 (30.0%)

Unknown

4 (6.7%)

Infection type

Gram-positive isolates

16 (26.7%)

Gram-negative isolates

16 (26.7%)

Combination of both

18 (30.0%)

Suspected infection without any microbiological finding

10 (16.7%)

Septic organ failures

Septic shock

60 (100.0%)

Acute renal failure

35 (58.3%)

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

49 (81.2%)

Acute liver failure

15 (25.0%)

Disease severity scoring

S/T0

S/T1

APACHE II score

33 (27-38)

33 (28-39)

SAPS

75 (66-86)

73 (64-84)

SOFA score

14 (11-15)

14 (12-15)

Clinical data

S/T0

S/T1

Norepinephrine, μg/kg per minute

0.20 (0.06-0.31)

0.20 (0.08-0.32)

Maximum heart rate, 1/minute

115 (97-130)

113 (102-127)

Minimum MAP, mm Hg

57 (50-64)

60 (54-66)

FiO2, none

0.65 (0.50-0.80)

0.58 (0.46-0.70)

  1. Data are presented as number (percentage) or as median (with quartiles). APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ASA status, physical status classification system according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; MAP, mean arterial pressure; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.