Table 1.

General characteristics of the patients (n = 66)

APACHE II score: age and the acute physiology chronic health evaluation II score, ICU: Intensive care unit, MV: Mechanical ventilation.

^*Mean ± Standard Deviation; ^†Serum albumin ≥ 3.5 g/dL & total lymphocyte counts ≥ 1,400 cells / mm³; ^‡Serum albumin 2.8~3.5 & total lymphocyte counts 1,000~1,400 / mm³; ^§Serum albumin < 2.8 g/dL & total lymphocyte count < 1,000 cells / mm³.