Table 3

Indicators of severity according to the final outcome
Final outcome
 S
 DH
 DIH
 DWD
 DWH
 BD
 CVD
Number of cases
 301
 2
 13
 9
 25
 20
 2
ICU stay (days)*
 7
 24
 20
 12
 14
 5
 4
APACHE III†
 38
 81
 91
 81
 84
 91
 41
SOFA on first day†
 4
 12
 10
 9
 9
 9
 2
Mean SOFA†
 3
 7
 8
 11
 12
 11
 4
Maximum SOFA†
 4
 12
 11
 15
 15
 13
 6
Days at max SOFA‡
 2
 4
 3
 5
 2
 2
 1
Accumulated SOFA§
 31
 182
 168
 139
 161
 65
 11
TISS on first day#
 22
 37
 34
 24
 34
 34
 15
Mean TISS
 21
 38
 31
 33
 37
 35
 21
Accumulated TISS**
 185
 914
 632
 396
 516
 207
 66

S, survivors at 1 year; DH, death at home; DIH, death in the hospital once discharged from intensive care unit (ICU); DWD, death after the withdrawal of therapeutic life support measures; DWH, death after withholding of life support; BD, brain death; CVD, cardiovascular death. *The length of the ICU stay was significantly longer in the DWH and DIH groups than in the S and BD groups. †The APACHE III, sepsis-related organ failure assessment (SOFA) at the first day, mean SOFA and maximum SOFA scores were significantly smaller in the S group compared with the rest of the groups. ‡The number of days with a sustained maximum SOFA score was significantly higher in the DWD group than the S group and also greater than the BD and DWH groups, although this was not statistically significant. §The accumulated SOFA score was significantly greater in the DIH, DWH and DWD groups. #The therapeutic intervention scoring system (TISS) score at the first day was significantly higher in the DIH, DWH and BD groups. The mean TISS score was significantly smaller in the S group. **The accumulated TISS score of the DIH and DWH groups showed statistically significant differences in relation to the S and BD groups.

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