Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients
| Patient demographic data | |
|---|---|
| Number of patients |
15 |
| Age, years |
63 (48-71) |
| Male/Female |
9/6 |
| SOFA score |
10 (5-11) |
| APACHE II score |
22 (16-27) |
| Admission category: |
6 abdominal sepsis |
| 5 pneumonia | |
| 2 postoperative | |
| 1 hemorrhagic shock | |
| 1 meningitis | |
| Noradrenaline use, number (percentage) |
14 (93%) |
| Noradrenaline dose, μg/kg per minute |
0.13 (0.03-0.40) |
| Mechanical ventilation, number (percentage) |
15 (100%) |
| Lactate, mmol/L |
1.8 (1.1-2.1) |
| Survivor/Non-survivor | 10/5 |
Values are expressed as median (25th-75th) except where indicated otherwise. APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.