Parameter | Group A (N = 15) | Group Β (N = 11) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 60.4 ± 25.3 | 60.9 ± 20.1 | 0.823 |
Sex, male/female | 9/6 | 8/3 | 0.877 |
Diagnosis | Pneumonia (n = 7) | Multi-trauma patients (n = 5) |  |
Abscess (n = 1) | Aortic aneurysm rapture (n = 2) | ||
Intra-abdominal sepsis (n = 2) | Acute pulmonary edema (n = 2) | ||
Bacteraemia (n = 4) | Postoperative respiratory failure (n = 1) | ||
Urinary tract sepsis (n = 1) | Postsurgical stabilization (n = 1) | ||
APACHE II score | 20.9 ± 8.2 | 18.9 ± 4 | 0.653 |
SAPS II score | 44.4 ± 16.6 | 43.1 ± 15.1 | 0.642 |
Sepsis SOFA score | 7.3 ± 3.3 | 7.9 ± 3.4 | 0.454 |
Ramsay score | 4.7 ± 2.5 | 5.5 ± 1.8 | 0.547 |
Time of septic shock onset | Upon admission (12.8 ± 8.7 h) | 7.5 ± 3.4 days |  |
Length of ICU stay, (days) | 10.1 ± 10.2 | 18.5 ± 11.8 | 0.234 |
Died in ICU | 2 | 3 | Â |
Cause of death in ICU | Septic shock—MODS (n = 2) | Multi-relapsed septic episodes—MODS (n = 2) |  |
AKI—liver dysfunction (n = 1) | |||
Length of hospital stay, (days) | 26 ± 21.1 | 26.4 ± 12.2 | 0.742 |
Died in hospital | 3 | 1 | Â |
Cause of death in hospital | Septic shock—MODS (n = 1) | Intra-abdominal sepsis (n = 1) |  |
Intra-abdominal sepsis—(n = 1) | |||
Hemorrhagic shock (n = 1) |