Table 2

Indicators of severity in the population studied

Total
 Survivors
 Death
Age
 59 ± 17
 (14–92)
 58 ± 17
 (15–92)
   62 ± 18
 (14–86)
 NSD
ICU stay (days)
   8 ± 10
 (1–81)
 7 ± 8
 (1–58)
   12 ± 14
 (1–81)
 P < 0.001
APACHE III
 48 ± 31
 (2–153)
 38 ± 24
 (2–117)
   86 ± 29
 (27–153)
 P < 0.001
TISS on first day
 24 ± 13
 (4–57)
 22 ± 13
 (4–54)
   32 ± 11
 (8–57)
 P < 0.001
Accumulated TISS
 232 ± 355
 (5–2647)
 185 ± 303
 (5–2100)
   434 ± 474
 (22–2647)
 P < 0.001
SOFA on first day
 5 ± 4
 (0–17)
 4 ± 4
 (0–14)
   9 ± 4
 (0–17)
 P < 0.001
Maximum SOFA
 6 ± 5
 (0–24)
 4 ± 4
 (0–16)
 13 ± 4
 (0–24)
 P < 0.001
Accumulated SOFA
 49 ± 85
 (0–619)
 31 ± 58
 (0–496)
   129 ± 127
 (0–619)
 P < 0.001

Data are shown as mean ± SD (range). ICU, intensive care unit; TISS, therapeutic intervention scoring system; SOFA, sepsis-related organ failure assessment; NSD, not significantly different.

Miguel et al. Critical Care 1998 2:61   doi:10.1186/cc127