Table 1. Clinical baseline characteristics of patients with septic shock.
| Parameter | Finding |
|---|---|
| n | 476 |
| Age (years), median (25th, 75th) | 64 (53, 75) |
| Male, n(%) | 285 (59.9%) |
| Comorbidities, n(%) | |
| Chronic cardiac disease | 164 (34.5%) |
| Diabetes | 89 (18.7%) |
| hepatic cirrhosis | 57 (11.9%) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 46 (9.7%) |
| Cancer or tumor | 57 (7.6%) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 34 (7.1%) |
| Admission category, n(%) | |
| Medical | 364 (76.5%) |
| Surgical | 112 (23.5%) |
| Site of infection, n(%) | |
| Abdominal | 202 (42.4%) |
| Respiratory tract | 123 (25.8%) |
| Urinary tract | 63 (13.2%) |
| Skin and soft tissue | 60 (12.6%) |
| Others | 28 (5.9%) |
| Positive blood culture, n(%) | |
| Total | 163 (34.2%) |
| Gram-negative only | 94 (56.7%) |
| Gram-positive only | 29 (17.8%) |
| Fungi only | 27 (16.6%) |
| Polymicrobial | 13 (7.9%) |
| SAPS II at onset of shock, median (25th, 75th) | 48 (42, 56) |
| SOFA score at onset of shock, median (25th, 75th) | 10 (7.0, 12) |
| Length of ICU stay, median (25th, 75th) | 6 (3, 11) |
| Length of hospital stay, median (25th, 75th) | 12 (6, 21) |
| In-ICU mortality, n(%) | 195 (41.0%) |
| In-hospital mortality, n(%) | 204 (42.8%) |
SAPS II: Simplified Acute Physiology Socre II; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.