Table 3 Sepsis and organ system dysfunction in the 72 h preceding death
All patients | ARDS present | ARDS absent | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 385 | N = 127 | N = 258 | ||
Sepsis and severe organ system dysfunction—no. (%) | ||||
Sepsis | 273 (71%) | 107 (84%) | 166 (64%) | < 0.001 |
Neurologic | 151 (39%) | 58 (46%) | 93 (36%) | 0.07 |
Pulmonary | 270 (70%) | 104 (82%) | 166 (64%) | < 0.001 |
Cardiac | 112 (29%) | 31 (24%) | 81 (31%) | 0.16 |
Hepatic | 33 (9%) | 11 (9%) | 22 (9%) | 0.96 |
Gastrointestinal | 19 (5%) | 7 (6%) | 12 (5%) | 0.71 |
Hemorrhage | 54 (14%) | 15 (12%) | 39 (15%) | 0.38 |
Hematologic | 120 (31%) | 52 (41%) | 68 (26%) | 0.004 |
Renal | 122 (32%) | 47 (37%) | 75 (29%) | 0.12 |
Septic shock and irreversible organ system dysfunction—no. (%) | ||||
Septic shock | 136 (35%) | 57 (45%) | 79 (31%) | 0.006 |
Neurologic | 83 (22%) | 22 (17%) | 61 (24%) | 0.16 |
Pulmonary | 19 (5%) | 12 (9%) | 7 (3%) | 0.004 |
Cardiac | 95 (25%) | 26 (20%) | 69 (27%) | 0.18 |
Hepatic | 23 (6%) | 8 (6%) | 15 (6%) | 0.85 |
Gastrointestinal | 18 (5%) | 6 (5%) | 12 (5%) | 0.97 |
Hemorrhage | 33 (9%) | 11 (9%) | 22 (9%) | 0.96 |
Hematologic | 14 (4%) | 4 (3%) | 10 (4%) | 0.72 |
Renal | 10 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 7 (3%) | 0.84 |
Multi-organ failure—no. (%) | ||||
Multi-organ failure | 214 (56%) | 76 (60%) | 138 (53%) | 0.24 |
Sepsis + multi-organ failure | 162 (42%) | 63 (50%) | 99 (38%) | 0.04 |