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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Clinical pharmacokinetics of 3-h extended infusion of meropenem in adult patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: implications for empirical therapy against Gram-negative bacteria

Parameters

Value

Age (years) median (range)

54 (25–70)

Gender

 Male

12

 Female

13

APACHE score (mean ± SD)

15.4 ± 8.09

Mean SOFA score (mean ± SD)

 Day 1

7.35 ± 3.62

 Day 3

6.07 ± 2.09

Baseline albumin level (g/dL)

2.35 ± 0.8

Baseline serum creatinine (mg/dL)a

 Median

0.9

 Range

0.5–2.6

Baseline creatinine clearance

(mL/min) (mean ± SD)

73.8 ± 26.6

Requirement of mechanical ventilation (n,  %)

22 (88%)

Requirement of inotropes (n,  %)

15 (60%)

Median ICU length of stay (IQR)

8 days (5–14)

ICU mortality, n (%)

10 (40%)

Hospital mortality, n (%)

11 (44%)

  1. APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, ICU intensive care unit, IQR inter-quartile range, SD standard deviation, SOFA Score: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score
  2. aPredicted creatinine clearance calculated based on formula discovered by Cockcroft and Gault