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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline

From: Early therapeutic plasma exchange in septic shock: a prospective open-label nonrandomized pilot study focusing on safety, hemodynamics, vascular barrier function, and biologic markers

Characteristic

Value

Age (years)

52 (30–58)

Sex (male/female), n (%)

13/7 (65/35)

Weight (kg)

85 (71–103)

Height (m)

1.79 (1.7–1.85)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.9 (22.2–31.9)

Sepsis onset, n (%)

 Community-acquired

10 (50)

 Hospital-acquired

10 (50)

Site of infection, n (%)

 Lung

11 (55)

 Abdomen

3 (15)

 Urogenital

1 (5)

 Soft tissue

3 (15)

 Endocarditis

1 (5)

 Mixed

1 (5)

Pathogen, n (%)

 Gram-positive

3 (15)

 Gram-negative

5 (25)

 Fungi

1 (5)

 Mixed

5 (25)

 Not identified

6 (30)

APACHE II

40.5 (35–46)

SOFA

18 (16–20)

ADAMTS13 (%)

44 (29–56.5)

Norepinephrine dose (μg/kg/min)

0.82 (0.61–1.17)

Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

19 (95)

Oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2)

132 (96–229)

Renal replacement therapy, n (%)

13 (65)

Organ failure, n (%)

 Respiratory

19 (95)

 Coagulation

14 (70)

 Liver

10 (50)

 Cardiovascular

20 (100)

 Neurological

19 (95)

 Renal

16 (80)

Multi organ failure, n (%)

 Two

0 (0)

 Three

1 (5)

 Four

6 (30)

 Five

7 (35)

 Six

6 (30)

Immunosuppression, n (%)

13 (65)

  1. Values are shown as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated
  2. ADAMTS13 A disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin-1-like domains 13, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, BMI body mass index, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment