Table 3.
Characteristics of the study group
| Patients (n = 40) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (range) | 72 (20–86) | ||
| Female | 27.5 % [11] | ||
| Ventilated | 65 % [26] | ||
| Death on ICU | 35 % [14] | ||
| Mean CPISa (range) | 7 (2–10) | ||
| CPIS Temperature | 0 = 47.5 % [19] | 1 = 20 % [8] | 2 = 32.5 % [13] |
| CPIS Leucocytosis | 0 = 30 % [12] | 1 = 70 % [28] | 2 = 20 % [8] |
| CPIS Tracheal secretion | 0 = 0 % [0] | 1 = 30 % [12] | 2 = 70 % [28] |
| CPIS Chest X-Ray | 0 = 7.5 % [3] | 1 = 40 % [16] | 2 = 52.5 % [21] |
| CPIS PaO2/FiO2-Ratio | 0 = 17.5 % [7] | - | 2 = 82.5 % [33] |
| CPIS > 5 points | 72.5 % [29] | ||
a CPIS at the time of study inclusion, before results of cultivation were available
[ ] Number of patients