Table 2. Illness severity.
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 | Mean ± SD | |
| Admission vitals | |||||||
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 104 | 101 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 120 | 95±16 |
| Mean arterial blood pressure (mmHg) | 44 | 41 | 48 | 38 | 55 | 54 | 47±7 |
| Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 32 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 40 | 30±7 |
| Body temperature (°C) | 33.0 | 34.5 | 33.0 | 35.8 | 35.9 | 30.9 | 33.9±1.9 |
| Diuresis (ml/h) | 4 | 9 | 0 | 88 | 8 | 0 | 18±34 |
| Glasgow coma score | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12±3 |
| Multiple organ failure | |||||||
| Cardiovascular dysfunction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Renal dysfunction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Respiratory dysfunction | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
| Neurological dysfunction | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | - |
| Hepatic dysfunction | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | - |
| Hematological dysfunction | No | No | No | No | No | No | - |
| Number of organ dysfunctions | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.2±0.8 |
| SOFA score | 9 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12±3 |
| Symptomatic intensive therapies | |||||||
| Renal replacement therapy (days) | 7 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7±5 |
| Mechanical ventilation (days) | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 8±8 |
| Vasoactive drugs (days) | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4±3 |
| Norepinephrine (µg/kg/min) | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.6±0.5 |
| SAPS II | 66 | 74 | 73 | 51 | 46 | 66 | 63±12 |
SOFA, Sequential-related Organ Failure Assessment; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II.