TABLE 1.

Patient characteristics^a (n = 10)

Patient	Age (yr)	Sex	Wt (kg)	SOFA score	Temp (°C)	Pump speed (LPM)	Centrifugal pump speed (RPM)	Sweep gas flow (LPM)	Heparin dose (IE/h)	CRRT	Microbiologyb	Amt of:
												P-creatinine (μmol/liter)	Bilirubin (μmol/liter)	Albumin (g/liter)
1	58	F	91	8	37.0	3.72	2,955	4.5	500	Yes	IFV A1	133	17	27
2	30	F	55	9	35.9	3.42	2,660	3.5	200	Yes	IFV A1	129	12	39
3	59	M	115	13	36.1	4.70	3,300	5.0	700	Yes	S. pneumoniae	117	96	31
4	48	M	80	9	36.4	4.57	3,000	7.0	2,000	Yes	IFV A,1 galactomannan2	67	10	21
5	59	M	101	13	36.3	4.76	3,355	3.0	600	Yes	IFV A,1 S. maltophilia3	222	36	29
6	46	F	134	10	36.4	4.11	3,930	4.5	600	Yes	IVF A,1 C. pneumoniae4	217	14	32
7	54	M	102	15	36.3	5.31	3,600	7.5	500	Yes	IVF A,2 S. haemolyticus,3 enterococcus5	128	131	29
8	69	M	100	4	36.9	4.55	3,200	4.0	1,600	No	S. pneumoniae2	77	16	22
9	65	F	80	13	36.6	4.65	3,180	6.0	1,600	Yes	S. pneumoniae2,4	129	24	20
10	48	M	115	13	36.8	4.40	3,200	6.5	1,500	Yes	IVF A,1 A streptococcus3,4	353	90	16
Median	56		100.5	11.5	36.4	4.56	3,200	4.75	650			129	20.5	28

^aAll data were registered on day 1. Abbreviations: SOFA score, sequential organ failure assessment score; LPM, liters per minute; RPM, revolutions per minute; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; F, female; M, male; IFV A, influenza A virus; S. pneumoniae, Streptococcus pneumoniae; galactomannan, aspergillus galactomannan; C. pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae; S. haemolyticus, Staphylococcus haemolyticus; A streptococcus, group A streptococcus.

^bOrigins of the pathogens are indicated by superscript numbers: 1, sputum; 2, bronchoalveolar lavage; 3, respiratory secretions; 4, blood; 5, scrotal skin.