Table 1 Patient characteristics during the observation period in the intensive care unit (n = 151)

Number of patients

151

43 (28.5)

108 (71.5)

Male

95 (62.9)

27 (62.8)

68 (68)

0.984^b

Female

56 (37.1)

16 (37.2)

40 (37)

Age median

69 (25–93)

68 (31–86)

69 (30–93)

0.345^a

Length of stay, days

10 (1–97)

7 (1–40)

11 (1–97)

0.001^a

SOFA at admission

7 (0–22)

7 (0–14)

7 (1–22)

0.715^a

APACHE II

21 (5–40)

21 (6–33)

21 (5–40)

0.852^a

ICU mortality

117 (77,5)

28 (65.1)

89 (82.4)

0.022^b

Admission diagnosis – ICD 10

J00–J99 Diseases of the respiratory system

92 (60.9)

28 (65.1)

64 (59.2)

0.581^b

N00–N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system

11 (7.3)

2 (4.7)

9 (8.3)

0.729^d

K00–K93 Diseases of the digestive system

12 (7.9)

1 (2.3)

11 (10.2)

0.180^d

I00–I99 Diseases of the circulatory system

16 (10.6)

3 (7)

13 (12)

0.559^d

A41.9 Sepsis

109 (72.2)

29 (67.4)

80 (74.1)

0.412^b

R65.21 Septic Shock

33 (21.9)

11 (25.6)

22 (20.4)

0.484^c

N17.9 Acute Renal Failure

46 (30.5)

11 (25.6)

35 (32.4)

0.411^b