Table 1.

Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of the patients.

Age, years	73 ± 10
Gender male, n (%)	14 (56)
SOFA score	10 ± 3
APACHE II score	25 ± 6
Actual mortality, %
ICU mortality	48
30-day mortality	48
Hospital mortality	48
APACHE II predicted mortality, %	49 ± 20
Norepinephrine (μg/kg/min)	0.51 ± 0.41
Intra-abdominal	8 (32)
Respiratory	8 (32)
Urinary	6 (24)
Intravascular	3 (12)

Definition of abbreviations: SOFA, sepsis-related organ failure assessment; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation.

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (percentage).