Table 1.

Demographic data and underlying disease diagnoses

Age (years)	61.9 yrs (24-83yrs)
Sex (Male:Female)	25: 23
APACHE II score on day of HSV diagnosis	31 (15–49)
Medical diagnoses
Severe Sepsis	20/48
Pneumonia (CAP, Aspiration pneumonia)	12 (7, 5)
Severe urosepsis	2
Abdominal sepsis	5
Endocarditis	1
Patients with ARDS	21/48
Neurological problems	6
Cervical cord ischemia	1
Intraventricular bleed	1
Subdural Hematoma	2
Concomitant strokes	2
COPD exacerbation	4
Immunosuppressed patients	15/48
Transplant-related	2
Steroids for COPD exacerbation	3
Steroids for neurological diagnoses	2
Steroids for fibroproliferative ARDS	2
Miscellaneous diagnoses*	6
Surgical diagnoses
Thoracic surgery
CABG, valve replacement	11
Decortication for empyema	2
Neurosurgery	2
Abdominal surgery (usually for sepsis)	5
Trauma (Traumatic brain injury)	3[2]
Incidence of chronic diseases
Moderate to severe COPD	8/48 (17%)
CHF (EF < 50%) (excluding CABG pts)	11/37 (30%)
Known diabetes	17/48 (35%)

^*Ulcerative colitis, IPF exacerbations, and cancer chemotherapy.

CAP, community-acquired pneumonia;

IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis;

CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting;

CHF, congestive heart failure;

EF, ejection fraction