Table 1 Characteristics of patients in the sepsis and SIRS groups

Age

63 (55–72)

63 (48–69)

0.298

Sex (M/F)

17/20

20/7

0.040

Admission SOFA

16 (14–19)

14 (13–17)

0.080

White cell count (10⁹/L)

15 (11–22)

13 (8–17)

0.169

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

78 (67–87)

79 (72–91)

0.445

PEEP (cm H₂O)

8 (5–8)

7 (5–9)

0.892

SpO₂ (%)

98 (95–100)

99 (98–100)

0.131

FiO₂

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

0.4 (0.35–0.5)

0.326

Peak inspiratory pressure (cm H₂O)

22 (19–25)

24 (16–29)

0.528

Creatinine (μmol/L)

158 (86–259)

88 (66–168)

0.010

Urea (mmol/L)

13.2 (8.6–18.3)

6.2 (4.2–10)

<0.001

Albumin (g/L)

20 (16–25)

31 (22–34)

<0.001

CRP (mg/L)

218 (129–340)

84 (40–168)

0.001

ICU stay (days)

10 (5–15)

4 (3–8)

0.016

Ventilated days

5 (2–9)

3 (1–4)

0.133

Shock days

3 (2–4)

0 (0–3)

0.002

Renal support days

0 (0–5)

0 (0–0)

0.011

In-hospital mortality

12 (32%)

11 (41%)

0.142