Table 5

Intensive care unit outcome

Outcome (n = 76)

Pneumonia without subsequent septic shock (n = 47)a

Pneumonia with subsequent septic shock (n = 29)a

p value


MOF (worst score during ICU stay)

4 (3–5)

8 (6–9)

≤ 0.01

ICU stay (days)

12 (8–18)

19 (9–30)

0.06

Survivor/non-survivorb

67/0

16/13

≤ 0.01


aData are expressed as median (25/75 percentile). bSurvivor/non-survivor analyzed by X2-test. ICU, intensive care unit; MOF, Multiple Organ Failure score.

von Dossow et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R662   doi:10.1186/cc3826

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