Table 1

Critically ill patients treated with colistin: clinical characteristics and outcome
Patient
 Age (years)
 Sex
 APACHE II score
 Underlying disease
 Infection
 Pathogen
 Response, outcome
1
 34
 M
 21
 Trauma, ARDS
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 Initial response, Death
2
 22
 M
 17
 Trauma
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
3
 27
 M
 14
 Trauma
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
4
 36
 F
 23
 Burns, MOF (three organs)
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 No response, death
5
 25
 F
 22
 Trauma, ARDS
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 No response, death
6
 47
 M
 13
 Trauma
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
7
 64
 M
 17
 Trauma
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
8
 52
 F
 16
 Trauma
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
9
 29
 M
 26
 Pancreatitis, MOF (three organs)
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 Initial response, death
10
 38
 M
 14
 Subarachnoid hemorrhage
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
11
 66
 M
 28
 Head and neck cancer, surgery, MOF (three organs)
 VAP
 P. aeruginosa
 No response, death
12
 34
 F
 16
 Trauma
 VAP
 Acinetobacter spp.
 Response
13
 80
 M
 21
 Sternotomy, ARDS
 VAP
 Acinetobacter spp.
 Response
14
 43
 M
 19
 Trauma
 VAP
 Acinetobacter spp.
 Response
15
 28
 F
 24
 Morbid obesity, bowel resection
 VAP
 Acinetobacter spp.
 No response, death
16
 20
 F
 17
 Trauma
 Post-traumatic meningitis
 Acinetobacter spp.
 Response





Sinusitis
 P. aeruginosa





Urosepsis
 P. aeruginosa
17
 61
 M
 20
 Trauma
 Catheter-related sepsis
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
18
 35
 M
 14
 Trauma
 Catheter-related sepsis
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
19
 62
 M
 29
 Trauma, MOF (two organs), CVVHD
 Catheter-related sepsis
 P. aeruginosa
 No response, death
20
 64
 F
 28
 Burns, MOF (two organs), CVVHD
 Sepsis of unknown primary origin
 P. aeruginosa
 No response, death
21
 73
 M
 32
 Cancer of the colon, bowel resection, MOF (four organs)
 Sepsis of unknown primary origin
 P. aeruginosa
 Initial response, death








22
 29
 M
 14
 Trauma
 Sepsis of unknown primary origin
 P. aeruginosa
 Response
23
 20
 M
 22
 Trauma, crush syndrome, CVVHD
 Empyema thoracis
 P. aeruginosa
 No response, death
24
 74
 M
 28
 Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, elective operation
 Sepsis of unknown primary origin
 Acinetobacter spp.
 Initial response, death

F, female; M, male; MOF, multiple organ failure; CVVHD, continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration.

Markou et al. Critical Care 2003 7:R78   doi:10.1186/cc2358