Table 3.

Frequencies of various adjunct treatments for severe sepsis during the first 7 days after the ICU admission

Adjunct treatments
DIC treatments	1498 (47%)
Antithrombin	990 (31%)
Thrombomodulin	856 (27%)
Co-administration of antithrombin and thrombomodulin	496 (16%)
Protease inhibitors	392 (12%)
Heparinoids	167 (5%)
Immunoglobulin	976 (31%)
Low-dose steroids	777 (24%)
Renal replacement therapy	890 (28%)
Non-renal indication renal replacement therapy	266 (8%)
Polymyxin B-direct hemoperfusion	692 (22%)

Data are presented as number (percentage)

DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation, ICU intensive care unit