Table 1.

Demographic and clinical data in 10 patients who died from septic shock and 9 controls.

N°	Group	Age (years)	Sex	SAPS II at admission	Highest and lowest natremia (mmol/L)	Length of stay (Days)	Duration of hypotension (h)*	Duration of shock (days)
1	Septic shock	78	M	30	137–128	10	8	7
2	Septic shock	71	M	46	137–126	13	25	8
3	Septic shock	71	F	91	145–139	1	18	1
4	Septic shock	37	M	86	135–134	1	7	1
5	Septic shock	83	F	33	131–131	34	39	8
6	Septic shock	51	F	94	144–132	4	43	4
7	Septic shock	56	F	23	132–130	3	10	1
8	Septic shock	77	F	67	141–146	2	24	2
9	Septic shock	71	M	102	143–128	33	35	18
C1	Cardiogenic shock	64	M	41	146–134	17	36	10
C2	Cardiogenic shock	41	F	41	137–131	4	2	4
C3	Cardiogenic shock	67	M	85	145–145	1	3	1
C4	Cardiogenic shock	64	M	76	142–138	1	2	1
C5	Cardiogenic shock	71	M	63	129–125	7	5	3
C6	Cardiogenic shock	65	M	20	142–131	19	3	5
C7	Cardiogenic shock	63	F	97	137–135	2	17	2
C8	Sudden death	20	M	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
C9	Sudden death	56	M	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
C10	Sudden death	35	M	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

^*Abbreviations—NA: not available Defined as mean arterial pressure less than 60 mm Hg.