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. 2012 Nov 27;7(11):e49962. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049962

Table 1. Characteristics of the septic patients enrolled in the study.

Category Subcategory Result (%)
Age <25 y 2 (7)
25–60 y 20 (66)
>60 y 8 (27)
Sex Male 14 (47)
Female 16 (53)
SAPS II (at admission) <30 3 (10)
30–60 18 (60)
>60 9 (30)
Catecholamines 30 (100)
Mechanical ventilation 29 (97)
Extra-renal support 22 (73)
Site of infection Lung 19 (63)
Abdomen 7 (23)
Other 4 (13)
Type of infection Ambulant 8 (27)
Nosocomial 22 (73)
Documented cause of sepsis Gram-negative bacilli 15 (50)
Gram-positive cocci 11 (37)
Fungi 4 (13)
Mortality rate 10 (33)

SAPS = Simplified Acute Physiology Score.