Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of all the patients before initiating the therapy

Baseline characteristics	Findings, mean ± SD
Age, yr	47.46 ± 15.56
Heart rate, beats/min	117 ± 22.05
MAP, mmHg	69.15 ± 9.19
GCS	9.04 ± 3.06
APACHE-II	25.46 ± 5.06
SOFA	12.90 ± 4.37
Leucocytes, µL	15311.44 ± 7140.54
Platelets, cells/mm3	139153.48 ± 89467.72
S. Creatinine, mg/dL	2.74 ± 1.72
S. Lactate, mmoL/L	4.61 ± 2.87
PaCO2	43.37 ± 18.22
PaO2	94.02 ± 49.09
FiO2	48.78 ± 43.28
PaO2/FiO2	118.6 ± 58.01

APACHE II: Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; FiO2: Fraction of inspiration O₂; GCS: Glasgow coma scale; MAP: Mean arterial pressure; SD: Standard deviation; SOFA: Sequential organ failure assessment; PaCO₂: Partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO₂: Alveolar oxygen partial pressure.