Table 1.
Demographic data, comorbidities, sepsis-associated organ failure assessment (SOFA) score and outcome from patients
| Sepsis (n = 14) | Severe sepsis (n = 12) | Septic shock (n = 15) | |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 49.4 ± 19.2 | 58.4 ± 22.2 | 57.8 ± 18.9 |
| Male % | 78.5 | 58.3 | 60 |
| Source of infection, %: | |||
| Pulmonary | 42.9 | 58.3 | 40 |
| Urinary tract | 35.7 | 8.3 | |
| Peritonitis | 25 | 26.6 | |
| Bloodstream | 7.1 | 26.6 | |
| Others | 14.3 | 8.3 | |
| Comorbidities | Hypertension | Hypertension | Hypertension |
| Diabetes | Diabetes | Diabetes | |
| CHF | CHF | CHF | |
| COPD | COPD | COPD | |
| CRF | CRF | CRF | |
| CLF | CLF | CLF | |
| Stroke | |||
| Median SOFA score (range) | 4.5 (1–12) | 8.5 (4–16) | |
| 28-day mortality, % | 7 | 41.6 | 40 |
| Hospital mortality, % | 7 | 50 | 53.3 |
CHF, congestive heart failure; CLF, chronic liver failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRF, chronic renal failure; SD, standard deviation.