Table 2.

(abstract P5). Patients characteristics

	Non-survive 18 cases (%)	Survive 42 cases (%)
Gender Male : Female	10 : 8	19 : 23
Age	70.9 ± 11.0	73.1 ± 13.7	p = 0.543
APACHE 2	29.2 ± 8.5	17.8 ± 7.2	p < 0.01
SOFA score	12.4 ± 2.9	17.8 ± 7.2	p < 0.01
Time from sepsis onset※ to our center visits (days)	5.5 ± 6.3	2.9 ± 4.6	p = 0.081
Time from sepsis onset※ to the first antibiotic administration (days)	4.3 ± 6.0	1.9 ± 4.3	p = 0.071

※ sepsis onset: we estimated the timing of emerging organ dysfunction, such as impaired consciousness and respiratory difficulty