Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

Age, median [IQR]

65 [55–74]

Sex (male/female), n

9/6

Past medical history, n (%)

 Chronic mesenteric ischemia

4 (27)

 Smoking

10 (67)

 Coronary artery disease

4 (27)

 Chronic hypertension

7 (47)

 Lower limb arteriopathy obliterans

4 (27)

 Hypercholesterolemia

6 (40)

 Immunosuppression

1 (7)

 Thrombophilia

2 (13)

SAPS-II, median [IQR]

43 [29–56]

SOFA, median [IQR]

 On the day of admission

5 [4–7]

 Day 1

4 [2–7.8]

 Day 3

2 [1–6]