Table 2.
Baseline demograpic and physiological variables stratified by outcome (28-day survival)
| Variables | Survivor (n = 8) | Nonsurvivor (n = 7) | P |
| Age (years) | 55 ± 13 | 61 ± 14 | NS |
| Body weight (kg) | 75 ± 11 | 73 ± 13 | NS |
| SBP (mmHg) | 98 ± 20 | 120 ± 32 | NS |
| MAP (mmHg) | 68 ± 12 | 72 ± 13 | NS |
| CI (l/min per m2) | 4.1 ± 1.1 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | NS |
| PaO2/FiO2 ratio | 216 ± 99 | 172 ± 49 | NS |
| APACHE II score | 30.3 ± 4.5 | 32.2 ± 3.9 | NS |
| SAPS II score | 58.0 ± 16.6 | 66.6 ± 12.7 | NS |
| SOFA score | 14.3 ± 2.1 | 14.1 ± 2.0 | NS |
| Number of organ failures | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 4.3 ± 0.5 | NS |
| Number of PHVHF treatments | 4.8 ± 2.7 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 0.02 |
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score; CI, cardiac index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PaO2/FiO2, arterial oxygen tension/fractional inspired oxygen; PHVHF, pulse high-volume haemofiltration; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.