Figure 2.

Box plot demonstrating the time course of small vessel perfusion in survivors, patients dying in shock, and patients dying after resolution of shock due to persistent multiple organ failure (MOF). The numbers above the boxes show the numbers of patients at each time point. The evolution was significantly different between survivors and patients dying in shock or dying after the resolution of shock due to persistent MOF (*analysis of variance, P < 0.05). Small vessel perfusion increased only in survivors (P < 0.05). Reproduced with permission from [20].