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Table 1 Demographics and clinical findings

From: Diastolic dysfunction and mortality in early severe sepsis and septic shock: a prospective, observational echocardiography study

Characteristic

Value

Patients (n)

78

Age (years ± SD)

53.2 ± 17.1

Female (%)

51.3

APACHE II (score ± SD)

23.3 ± 7.4

Ever received vasopressor infusion (%)

64.1

Ever received mechanical ventilation (%)

43.6

MAP at admission (mmHg, median, IQR)

71 (65–79)

Highest PEEP (cm H20)

11.4

Mortality (%)

16.5

Source of infection (%):

 

  Thorax (pneumonia)

35.9

  Urinary tract

14.1

  Abdomen

11.5

  Skin/soft tissue

10.3

  Blood stream

6.4

  Central nervous system

1.3

  Endocarditis

1.3

  Multiple sources

6.4

  Unidentified

12.8

  1. APACHE II, Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation score; BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; SD, standard deviation.