Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Variable	Septic DIC group, n=30	Control group, n=30	p-value
Sex (n)
Female	5 (16.7%)	5 (16.7%)
Male	25 (83.3%)	25 (83.3%)
Total	30	30
Age (years)	56 (19–86)	55 (22–90)	0.404
SOFA score at enrolment	14 (8–22)
DIC score at enrolment	5 (5–7)
Pathogeny
Bacteraemia	10 (33.3%)
Pneumonia	6 (20%)
Abdominal infection	12 (40%)
Intracranial infection	1 (3.3%)
Pharynx abscess	1 (3.3%)
Treatment
Platelet transfusion	19 (63.3%)
Plasma infusion	19 (63.3%)
Anticoagulants	0

Data on scores and age are expressed as the median. Reference ranges are expressed as the minimum and maximum.

SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation.