Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Sepsis (n = 805) | Septic shock (n = 871) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 58.8 ± 17.2 | 60.4 ± 16.7 |
| Sex (% male) | 54.4 | 53.8 |
| APACHE II (mean ± SD) | 21.5 ± 7.1 | 26.9 ± 8.9 |
| SOFA (mean ± SD) | 4.6 ± 3 | 8.6 ± 3 |
| SAPS 3 (mean ± SD) | 65.8 ± 14.1 | 71.4 ± 13.5 |
| MV (%) | 43.8 | 83.4 |
| Infectious focus | ||
| Lung (%) | 52.6 | 53.9 |
| Abdomen (%) | 17.05 | 21.4 |
| Urinary tract (%) | 11.1 | 6.3 |
| Catheter (%) | 1 | 2.1 |
| Others (%) | 17.8 | 16.3 |
| Treated outside the ICU (%)* | 48.9 | 13.6 |
| Coming from ED (%) | 49.7 | 47.1 |
APACHE II, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; ED, emergency department; MV, mechanical ventilation; SAPS 3 score, simplified acute physiology score; SOFA score, the sequential organ failure assessment score;
*Patients whose treatment took place outside the ICU (ED or ward) in the first 24 hours after diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock