Table 4 Major outcome variables

First week

Organ-failure-free days

Respiratory

5.5 ± 1.9

3.9 ± 2.4

<0.001

Nervous

2.1 ± 2.6

1.7 ± 2.2

0.454

Cardiovascular

3.4 ± 2.7

1.4 ± 2.1

<0.001

Liver

6.1 ± 1.9

5.3 ± 2.3

0.046

Coagulation

5.9 ± 2.1

5.0 ± 2.4

0.031

Renal

4.8 ± 2.7

3.9 ± 2.7

0.063

Ventilator-free days

2.5 ± 2.3

1.5 ± 2.3

0.023

First 28 days

Death (%)

25.0

73.2

<0.001