| ICU | medical intensive care unit |
| APACHE | acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score |
| SOFA | sequential organ failure assessment score |
| SAPS2 | simplified acute physiology score |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| γGT | gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| SIRS | systemic inflammatory distress syndrome |
| OS | overall survival |