Table 3.
Causes of death in septic shock reversal patients
| Variable | Death in septic shock survivors | |
|---|---|---|
| 28-day mortality (n = 45), case (%) | In-hospital mortality (n = 80), case (%) | |
| Multi-organ dysfunction | 32 (71.1) | 59 (73.8) |
| Hospital-acquired pneumonia/ventilator-associated pneumonia | 28 (62.2) | 43 (53.8) |
| Inadequate source control | 3 (6.7) | 8 (10) |
| Catheter-related bloodstream infection | 3 (6.7) | 5 (6.3) |
| Other hospital-acquired infection | 4 (8.9) | 7 (8.8) |
| Cardiac cause | 2 (4.4) | 5 (6.3) |
| Malignancy | 2 (4.4) | 3 (3.8) |
| Stroke | 1 (2.2) | 3 (3.8) |
| Procedural complication | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.5) |
| Unknown | 0 (0) | 4 (5) |