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Characteristics of patients on admission |
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| 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) |
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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 |
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