Table 2.

Aetiology of respiratory failure, cardiogenic shock and septic shock

	RF, n = 54	CS, n = 57	SS, n = 19	p value
Pneumonia	31 (57.41)	–	10 (52.63)	0.41
Intra-abdominal infection	4 (7.41)	–	8 (42.11)	< 0.01
Soft tissue infection	1 (1.85)	–	1 (5.26)	0.49
Trauma	1 (1.85)	–	–	–
Cardiac decompensation	6 (11.11)	–	–	–
Shock	3 (5.56)	–	–	–
Decompensated chronic lung disease	3 (5.56)	–	–	–
Other	5 (9.25)	–	–	–
Acute myocardial infarction	–	41 (70.69)	–	–
Cardiomyopathy	–	4 (6.9)	–	–
Pulseless electrical activity	–	4 (6.9)	–	–
Pulmonary emboli	–	3 (5.17)	–	–
Ventricular fibrillation	–	2 (3.45)	–	–
Myocarditis	–	1 (1.72)	–	–
Other	–	3 (5.17)	–	–

Data is given as n(%)

RF, respiratory failure; CS, cardiogenic shock; SS, septic shock