Table 3 Severity of illness, use of vasopressors, need for mechanical ventilation, and physiologic parameters on admission to the ICU according to the GOS

SAPS II, mean ± SD

42.2 ± 13.2

31.6 ± 14.1^‡

42.5 ± 13.3

32.3 ± 14.0^‡

42.6 ± 13.2

32.6 ± 14.1^‡

SOFA score, total, mean ± SD

6.7 ± 2.3

4.8 ± 2.7^‡

6.8 ± 2.3

4.9 ± 2.8^‡

6.7 ± 2.2

5.0 ± 2.9^‡

SOFA score, without GCS, mean ± SD

4.6 ± 2.4

2.9 ± 2.2^‡

4.6 ± 2.4

3.0 ± 2.3^‡

4.6 ± 2.5

3.1 ± 2.3^†

Physiologic parameters, median (IQ)

 Creatinine (µmol/l)

68 (61–81)

68 (70–79)

69 (61–83)

67 (60–77)

70 (61–84)

67 (61–77)

 Bilirubin (µmol/l)

9 (7–14)

10 (8–14)

9 (7–14)

10 (7–14)

9 (7–14)

10 (8–15)

 Platelets (1000/µl)

209 (183–266)

218 (197–248)

205 (180–265)

219 (198–251)

204 (178–267)

220 (198–248)

 aPTT (s)

30 (28–33)

29 (27–35)

30 (28–33)

30 (27–35)

30 (27–33)

30 (27–36)

 Leukocytes (Tsd/µl)

13.5 (10.5–17.0)

11.8 (9.4–14.8)

13.5 (10.7–17.1)

11.8 (9.2–15.2)

13.5 (10.7–17.0)

11.9 (9.2–15.3)

 C-reactive protein (mg/l)

7.8 (3.4–16.0)

6.3 (3.0–15.0)

8.1 (3.4–16.1)

6.3 (3.0–14.9)

7.5 (3.4–15.5)

6.6 (3.0–15.1)

 Hemoglobin (mmol/l)

7.8 (7.2–8.6)

8.2 (7.7–8.4)

7.8 (7.2–8.6)

8.2 (7.6–8.4)

7.8 (7.2–8.6)

8.2 (7.6–8.4)

 Hematocrit

0.36 (0.33–0.40)

0.37 (0.34–0.39)

0.36 (0.33–0.40)

0.37 (0.34–0.39)

0.36 (0.33–0.40)

0.37 (0.34–0.39)

 Sodium (min) (mmol/l)

139 (137–142)

138 (137–139)

139 (137–142)

138 (137–139)

139 (137–142)

138 (137–140)

 Sodium (max) (mmol/l)

145 (142–148)

142 (141–144)^‡

145 (143–148)

142 (141–144)^‡

145 (143–148)

142 (141–145)^‡