Table 1 Characteristics of patients with septic shock

Sex (male %)

25 (58.1%)

Age (years)

67.0 [59.0–77.0]

BMI (kg/m²)

25.0 [23.1–29.1]

Apache II score

22.0 [19.0–29.0]

Sepsis source

 Pulmonary (%)^a

21 (48.8%)

 Non-pulmonary (%)^a

25 (58.1%)

Comorbidities

 Cardiovascular diseases (%)

23 (53.5%)

 Pulmonary diseases (%)

17 (39.5%)

 Oncological diseases (%)

19 (44.2%)

 Immune compromised (%)

11 (25.6%)

Laboratory examination

 Leukocytes

14.6 (9.0–19.7)

 IL-6

243.1 (44.3–930.0)

Mechanical ventilation (%)

43 (100%)

AKI requiring dialysis (%)

14 (32.6%)

Length of ICU stay (days)

12.0 [7.0–20.0]

Length of hospitalization (days)

30.0 (18.0–47.0)

ICU mortality (%)

7 (16.3%)

90-day mortality (%)

16 (37.2%)