Table 1

Counts and percentages of lymphocytes and their main subpopulations during the first week of follow-up in patients with septic shock and in healthy controls

At ICU admission

After 48 hours

On 7th day

Healthy controls

Non-survivors

Survivors

Non-survivors

Survivors

Non-survivors

Survivors

Lymphocytes

Count

2,095.9 ± 67.0

1,235.3 ± 178.9^a

1,048.4 ± 192.0^a

1,235.3 ± 178.9^a

1,048.4 ± 192.0^a

863.3 ± 36.6^a

886.2 ± 178.9^a

Percentage

30.4 ± 2.0

7.0 ± 1.7^a

4.6 ± 0.7^a

9.5 ± 0.4^a,b

5.0 ± 1.1^a

4.4 ± 0.9^a

5.8 ± 0.9^a

CD3⁺

Count

1,393.6 ± 36.1

745.9 ± 145.7^a

740.0 ± 151.8

800.1 ± 10.2^a

558.9 ± 170.1^a

712.8 ± 69.7^a

574.9 ± 147.6^a

Percentage

71.4 ± 1.7

59.9 ± 6.1

65.9 ± 4.2

70.0 ± 0.8

56.7 ± 8.9

73.1 ± 5.9

63.8 ± 4.6

CD19⁺

Count

238.5 ± 13.2

259.8 ± 83.8

162.8 ± 36.3

170.2 ± 4.0

199.3 ± 64.2

131.7 ± 83.9

112.2 ± 23.4^a

Percentage

10.7 ± 0.9

21.8 ± 6.9

15.9 ± 3.0

16.2 ± 0.63^a

18.7 ± 2.2^a

14.2 ± 9.5

14.3 ± 2.3

CD56⁺CD3⁻

Count

356.8 ± 28.4

191.8 ± 46.8^a

127.7 ± 30.3^a

125.3 ± 4.0^a

120.1 ± 53.3^a

83.8 ± 47.0^a

116.6 ± 36.6^a

Percentage

16.8 ± 1.9

16.1 ± 3.3

18.6 ± 2.9

14.0 ± 0.82

12.5 ± 3.7

7.9 ± 3.9

13.2 ± 2.2

de Pablo et al. Critical Care 2012 16:413   doi:10.1186/cc11204