Table 1.
Characteristics of patients included in the study (n = 94)
| Variables | |
| Male gender, mean (standard deviation) | 59 (63) |
| Age in years, median (interquartile range) | 62 (17) |
| Body mass index in kg/m2, median (interquartile range) | 25 (22-28) |
| SAPS II at inclusion, median (interquartile range) | 43 (33-59) |
| SOFA score at inclusion, median (interquartile range) | 7 (3-9) |
| Mechanical ventilation, number (percentage) | 60 (64) |
| ICU length of stay in days, mean (standard deviation) | 14 (13) |
| Patients receiving norepinephrine, number (percentage) | 47 (50) |
| Norepinephrine dose in μg/kg per minute, mean (standard deviation) | 0.37 (0.34) |
| Cardiovascular risk factors, number (percentage) | |
| Tobacco | 35 (37) |
| Hypertension | 47 (50) |
| Diabetes | 12 (13) |
| Elevated cholesterol | 21 (22) |
| Obesity and physical inactivity | 9 (10) |
| Origin of sepsis, number (percentage) | |
| Abdominal | 55 (59) |
| Pulmonary | 26 (28) |
| Mediastinitis | 6 (6) |
| Catheter | 2 (2) |
| Other | 5 (5) |
| Diuretic use, number (percentage) | 20 (21) |
| Acute kidney injury, number (percentage) | 52 (55) |
| Transient | 24 (25) |
| Persistent | 28 (30) |
| Renal replacement therapy, number (percentage) | 20 (21) |
| 28-day all-cause mortality, number (percentage) | 18 (20) |
ICU, intensive care unit; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; SOFA, Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment.