From: The aPC treatment improves microcirculation in severe sepsis/septic shock syndrome
 |  | aPC group (n = 13) | No-aPC group (n = 9) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male: Female | 10:3 | 5:4 | ns |
Age | Median (min-max) | 54 (31–77) | 61 (34–84) | ns |
APACHE II a | Median (min-max) | 26 (16–40) | 29 (20–36) | ns |
28-day mortality | Survivors | 8 | 5 | ns |
 | Non-survivors | 5 | 4 | ns |
Baseline disease | Trauma | 5 | 3 | ns |
 | COPDb | 1 | 1 | ns |
 | Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | ns |
 | Tiroidectomy | 1 | - | ns |
 | Septic shock | 4 | 2 | ns |
 | AAAc | - | 1 | ns |
Source of sepsis | Lung | 5 | 4 | ns |
 | Urinary tract | 2 | 1 | ns |
 | Abdomen | 3 | 2 | ns |
 | Blood | 3 | 2 | ns |
Pathogen | Gram - | 9 | 7 | ns |
 | Gram + | 4 | 2 | ns |