Table 1.
Independent variables in trauma and surgical patients with severe sepsis
| Age | Renal failure |
| Sex | Comorbidities (alcohol abuse, cirrhosis; HIV; dialysis; neutropenia; |
| Race | COPD; solid tumor; hematologic malignancy; chronic renal failure) |
| Albumin | Admitting service (surgery, medicine) |
| Alkaline phosphatase | A-aDO2 |
| Alanine aminotransferase | Base deficit |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | pH |
| Blood urea nitrogen | PaO2 |
| Calcium | SaO2 |
| Cholesterol | FiO2 |
| Creatinine | Fluids in |
| γ-glutamyl transferase | Fluids out |
| Glucose | PaO2/FiO2 ratio |
| Hematocrit | Chloride |
| Hemoglobin | Eosinophils |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin | Lymphocytes |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration | Mononuclear cells |
| Mean corpuscular volume | Metamyelocyte |
| Phosphorous | Segmental neutrophils |
| Platelet count | Band neutrophils |
| Potassium | Basophils |
| Total protein | Granulocytes (% granulocytes, % lymphocytes) |
| Prothrombin time | Eosinophils |
| Partial thromboplastin time | Lactic acid |
| Red blood cells | PCWP |
| Sodium | Cardiac index |
| Total bilirubin | Systemic vascular resistance |
| Triglycerides | PEEP |
| Uric acid | Pressure support |
| White blood cells | Respiratory rate |
| IL-6 | Mechanical ventilation |
| IL-8 | Trauma |
| GCSF | Systolic blood pressure |
| Electrocardiography (PR interval, QT interval) | Diastolic blood pressure |
| DIC | Heart rate |
| Glascow Coma Scale score | Mean arterial pressure |
| Hepatobiliary baseline | Temperature |
| Shock | Height |
| ARDS | Weight |
A-aDO2, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FIO2, fractional inspired oxygen; PaO2, arterial oxygen tension; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation.