Table 3.

Determinants of hospital outcome (univariate analysis).

Variable	Deceased 74 patients	Survivors 15 patients	P
Age (IQR)	56 (48-65)	58 (54-62.5)	0.6
Scoring systems (IQR)
Child-Pugh score	10 (8-11)	7 (7-10)	0.05
MELD day 1	25 (18-33.5)	26 (18.5-33.5)	0.19
SAPS II day 1	59 (41.5-83)	50 (42-62.5)	0.02
SOFA day 1	14 (10-17)	9 (7.5-9)	0.03
Biological findings at ICU admission (IQR)
Arterial blood lactate level, mmol/l	4.2 (2.1-7.3)	2.8 (2-4.5)	0.08
Serum protein level, g/L	54 (45-62)	62.5 (56-66)	0.06
Factor V, %	41 (27.5-62.5)	53 (48.5-70.5)	0.02
Renal replacement therapy	40 (65%)	5 (36%)	0.02
ARDS	22 (35.5%)	2 (13.5%)	0.08
Albumin resuscitation	24 (32.4)	4 (26.7)	0.77
Low-dose glucocorticoids	44 (59.5 )	11 (73.3)	0.39
Intensive insulin therapy	39 (52.7)	11 (73.3)	0.16
Admission period
1997-2004	44 (59.5)	3 (20)	0.009
2005-2010	30 (40.5)	12 (80)

Variables are expressed as number (percentage) or median (interquartile range (IQR)).

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; MELD, Model For End Stage Liver Disease; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.