Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients on admission

Characteristic
Pentaglobin® group (n = 21)
Control group (n = 21)
P

Age (range)
42.0 ± 18 (10–72)
49.3 ± 20.6 (20–76)
0.23
Gender (F/M)
9/12
11/10
0.75
APACHE II
10.5 ± 4.6
14.0 ± 8.5
0.10
SOFA
5.0 ± 2.7
5.7 ± 4.0
0.50
GCS
14.2 ± 2.1
12.9 ± 4.0
0.20

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. APACHE II, acute physiological and chronic health evaluation; F/M, female/male; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment.

Tugrul et al. Critical Care 2002 6:357   doi:10.1186/cc1523