Table 4. Scores and Clinical Information on Organ Support.

		Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4
SOFA	Control	10.6 ±1.2	9.8 ±1.4	10.1 ±1.4	9.5 ±1.6
	IgM-IVIg	11.7 ±0.9	10.3 ±0.8	9.4 ±1.2	7.0 ±1.8
Vasopressor Therapy [n (%)]	Control	13 (92.8)	11 (78.6)	10 (71.4)	8 (57.1)
	IgM-IVIg	10 (83.3)	10 (83.3)	5 (45.4)	4 (40.0)
Mechanical Ventilation [n (%)]	Control	13 (92.8)	13 (92.8)	11 (78.6)	11 (78.6)
	IgM-IVIg	12 (100.0)	10 (83.3)	8 (72.7)	6 (60.0)
Dialysis [n (%)]	Control	5 (35.7)	7 (50.0)	9 (64.3)	9 (64.3)
	IgM-IVIg	4 (33.3)	4 (33.3)	5 (45.4)	4 (40.0)

SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; IgM-IVIg, IgM-enriched intravenous immunoglobulin; Control group n = 14, IgM-IVIg group n = 12 (day 1 and 2), n = 11 (day 3) and n = 10 (day 4); no significant differences between the groups were detected using the Students’ t-test or Fisher Exact test