Table 2

Serious bleeding and mortality rates in adult severe sepsis patients treated with drotrecogin alfa (activated)

Period and type of event1
No PF, MEN, or MD (n = 3,088)
PF, MEN, or MD (n = 163)
PF (n = 70)
MEN (n = 106)
MD (n = 80)

SBEs during infusion





     All events, % (n); 95% CI
3.2 (100); 2.6–3.9
3.7 (6); 1.4–7.8
4.3 (3); 1.0–12.0
3.8 (4); 1.0–9.4
3.8 (3); 0.8–10.6
     Fatal, % (n)
0.4 (12)
0.6 (1)
0
0.9 (1)
0
     Life-threatening, % (n)
1.4 (43)
1.2 (2)
1.4 (1)
0.9 (1)
0
     ICH, % (n)
0.4 (13)
2.5 (4)
1.4 (1)
3.8 (4)
2.5 (2)
SBEs over 28 days





     All events, % (n); 95% CI
5.8 (178); 5.0–6.6
6.1 (10); 3.0–11.0
8.6 (6); 3.2–17.7
5.7 (6); 2.1–11.9
3.8 (3); 0.8–10.6
     Fatal, % (n)
0.8 (24)
0.6 (1)
0
0.9 (1)
0
     Life-threatening, % (n)
2.6 (81)
2.5 (4)
4.3 (3)
1.9 (2)
0
     ICH, % (n)
1.0 (32)
4.3 (7)
4.3 (3)
5.7 (6)
2.5 (2)
28-day mortality





     Mortality, % (n); 95% CI
25.5 (788); 24.0–27.1
19.0 (31); 13.3–26.0
21.4 (15); 12.5–32.9
17.9 (19); 11.2–26.6
8.8 (7); 3.6–17.2

1 Patients lost to follow-up (No PF, MEN, or MD = 3; PF, MEN, or MD = 2) were excluded from this analysis. DrotAA, drotrecogin alfa (activated); ICH, intracranial hemorrhage; MD, meningococcal disease; MEN, meningitis; PF, purpura fulminans; SBE, serious bleeding event.

Vincent et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R331   doi:10.1186/cc3538