Table 1 Patient characteristics
Admission diagnosis | SAPS III | SOFA day 1 | SOFA day 2 | ICU LoS* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Completed full protocol (included in primary analysis) | |||||
Patient 1 | Respiratory failure | 44 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Patient 2 | Respiratory failure | 48 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Patient 3 | Mediastinitis | 45 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Patient 4 | Respiratory failure | 59 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Patient 6 | Meningitis | 66 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Patient 10 | Respiratory failure | 34 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Patient 11 | Respiratory failure | 64 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Patient 12 | GI bleed | 68 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
Completed part of protocol (included in secondary analysis) | |||||
Patient 5 | Peritonitis | 51 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Patient 7 | Respiratory failure | 52 | 4 | - | 3 |
Patient 8 | Trauma | 35 | - | 2 | 6 |
Patient 9 | Respiratory failure | 60 | 2 | - | 7 |