Table 1

Characteristics of patients on admission

Male/female
26/7
Age (years)
59.1 ± 12.7 (28–79)
APACHE III score (points)
75 ± 31 (31–150)
Temperature (°C)
37.2 ± 1.3 (34.4–39.7)
Platelets (×109/l)
148 ± 101 (32–395)
WBC (×109/l)
16.8 ± 9.3 (3.3–48.0)
Heart rate (bpm)
106 ± 24 (30–150)
C-reactive protein (mg/dl)
11.1 ± 7.4 (0.5–29.2)
Glasgow coma score
12 ± 3 (3–15)
Illness duration (days)
22 ± 26 (0–109)
AV-block II or III
6 (18)
Acute renal failure
13 (39)
Multiorgan failure
21 (64)

Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD (range) and categorical measures are presented as n (%). AV, atrioventricular; WBC, white blood cell count.

Delle Karth et al. Critical Care 2002 6:149   doi:10.1186/cc1474