Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Parameter		Value (N = 45)
Age in years (Mean ± SD)		40.5 ± 17.6
Male gender (n; %)		34 (75.6)
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) at admission (n; %)		17 (37.8)
Severity	Mild (n; %)	17 (37.8)
	Moderately severe (n; %)	13 (28.9)
	Severe (n; %)	15 (33.3)
Renal failure (n; %)		11 (24.4)
Circulatory failure (n; %)		2 (4.4)
Respiratory failure (n; %)		8 (17.8)
In-hospital mortality (n; %)		2 (4.4)