Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Sepsis | Trauma | p-value | Sepsis | Trauma | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 48) | (n = 24) | EF ≥ 50 % (n = 34) | EF ≥ 50 % (n = 23) | |||
| Age (years) | 54 ± 14 | 40 ± 17 | 0.001 | 53 ± 14 | 41 ± 16 | 0.006 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 30 (62) | 19 (79) | 0.153 | 22 (65) | 18 (78) | 0.272 |
| Weight, kg | 77.1 ± 15.6 | 80.3 ± 13.9 | 0.386 | 78.7 ± 14.8 | 79.9 ± 14.1 | 0.763 |
| Study day from ICU arrival | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 0.040 | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 0.010 |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 38 (79) | 15 (63) | 0.130 | 26 (76) | 15 (65) | 0.354 |
| SAPS II on ICU arrival | 68.3 ± 14 | 44.6 ± 13 | <0.001 | 67 ± 15 | 44 ± 14 | <0.001 |
| Injury Severity Score | 32 ± 19 | 32 ± 19 | ||||
| ICU length of stay | 10.7 ± 10 | 6.6 ± 7.8 | 0.081 | 10.3 ± 11 | 6.8 ± 8 | 0.191 |
| ICU mortality (%) | 14 | 8.3 | 0.450 | 5 (15) | 1 (4) | 0.211 |
| 30-day mortality (%) | 27 | 8.3 | 0.065 | 8 (24) | 1 (4) | 0.051 |
| Cause of sepsis, n (%) | ||||||
| Pulmonary infection, n (%) | 27 (56) | 19 (56) | ||||
| Necrotising fasciitis, n (%) | 4 (8) | 3 (9) | ||||
| Urosepsis, n (%) | 3 (6) | 3 (9) | ||||
| Abdominal sepsis, n (%) | 11 (23) | 7 (21) | ||||
| Other, n (%) | 3 (6) | 2 (6) |
Data are presented as means ± SD, SAPS II; Simplified Acute Physiology Score, ICU; Intensive Care Unit