Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
| Parameter | All Patients |
|---|---|
| Number | 204 |
| Sex (male/female) | 132/72 |
| Age median (range) [years] | 63 (18–89) |
| APACHE-II score median (range) | 16 (2–40) |
| SAPS2 score median (range) | 43 (8–79) |
| ICU days median (range) | 7 (1–83) |
| Death during ICU [%] | 22.1 |
| Ventilation [%] | 64.7 |
| Body mass index median (range) [kg/m2] | 26.1 (16.6–86.5) |
| Creatinine (range) [mg/dL] | 1.3 (0–15) |
| WBC median (range) [×103/µL] | 12.2 (0.1–67.4) |
| CRP median (range) [mg/dL] | 100 (<5–230) |
| Procalcitonin median (range) [µg/L] | 0.71 (0–180.6) |
| Interleukin-6 median (range) [pg/mL] | 105 (0–83,000) |
| INR median (range) | 1.18 (0–9.2) |
APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CRP, C-reactive protein; ICU, intensive care unit; INR, international normalized ratio; SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; WBC, white blood cell count.