Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients (n = 18)

Age (mean ± SD, years)

60 ± 10

Gender (men/women)

8/10

Body mass index [median (IQR), kg/m²]

26.5 [25.6–29.7]

SAPS II

54 ± 21

Admission SOFA score (mean ± SD)

11 ± 3

ICU mortality [n (%)]

7 (39)

FiO₂ (mean ± SD, %)

50 ± 20

Hemoglobin [median (IQR), g/dL]

9.7 [9.0–10.2]

Norepinephrine [n (%)]

18 (100)

Norepinephrine [median (IQR), µg/kg/min)

0.26 [0.15–0.40]

Infection source [n (%)]

Pneumonia

11 (61)

Peritonitis

4 (22)

Urinary tract infection

2 (11)

Catheter/bloodstream

1 (6)

Mechanical ventilation [n (%)]

18 (100)