Table 1

Reasons for exclusion of 69 patients screened in the present study

Reason
Number

Permission denied
20
Diagnosis other than sepsis
20
Race other than Caucasian
13
Do not resuscitate order
8
Technical problem to extract DNA
2
Death before permission could be obtained
3
Other
3

Garnacho-Montero et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R111   doi:10.1186/cc4995