Table 1.

Demographic and clinical parameters of survivors and non-survivors in the first 96 hours after emergency department admission.

	Survivors (n = 59)	Non-survivors (n = 11)	p-value
Male sex, n (%)	31 (52.5%)	5 (45.4%)	0.66
Age*) (years)	64 (55 to 76)	68 (59 to 82)	0.22
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	18 (30.5%)	6 (54.5%)	0.12
Site of infection	33 (55.9%)	5 (45.5%)
Lung, n (%)
Genitourinary tract, n (%)	16 (27.1%)	4 (36.3%)	0.78
Other, n (%)	10 (17.0%)	2 (18.2%)
PaO2/FiO2¶) ratio, median±SD	209±120	131±101	0.04
Creatinine (mg/dl), median±SD	1.98±1.65	2.80±2.04	0.14
Bilirubin# (mg/dl), median±SD	1.67±3.03	3.73±7.25	0.16
Lactemia§ (mg/dl), median±SD	3.14±1.88	5.00±4.26	0.08
Platelet count (103/mm3), median±SD	194±115	189±112	0.88
C-reactive protein¥ (mg/dl), median±SD	19.1±10.44	13.4±8.84	0.13
Septic shock, n (%)	22 (37.3%)	8 (72.7%)	0.029
APACHE II score*)	19 (13 to 27)	38 (24 to 41)	<0.001
SOFA score*)	7 (4 to 11)	11 (8 to 14)	0.02
AGP (mg/dl), median±SD	179.8±61.4	132.18±50.2	0.01

^*Variable expressed as median (25th to 75th percentiles);

^¶n = 68 patients (57 survivors×11 non-survivors); ^#n = 58 patients (50 survivors×8 non-survivors); ^§n = 69 patients (58 survivors×11 non-survivors); ^¥n = 62 patients (52 survivors×10 non-survivors).

APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; Pa02/FI02, arterial partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen ratio; SD: standard deviation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score.