Therapeutic plasma exchange as rescue therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock: retrospective observational single-centre study of 23 patients

Table 2 Inflammation, organ dysfunction and outcome

Patient	Baseline PaO₂/F_iO₂(mmHg)	Baseline SOFA score	Baseline PCT (μg/l, ULN < 0.5)	Ventilatedor on ECMO during ICU stay	RRT during ICU stay	Organs failed during ICU stay	Discharge from ICU
1	140	5	13	Yes	No	4	No
2	381	12	54	No	Yes	3	Yes
3	89	15	18	Yes	Yes	5	No
4	86	17	25	Yes	Yes	5	Yes
5	117	11	0,1	Yes	Yes	5	No
6	293	11	34	Yes	Yes	6	Yes
7	240	16	400	Yes	Yes	5	No
8	58	15	94	Yes	Yes	5	Yes
9	56	20	12.8	Yes	Yes	5	Yes
10	220	4	0.6	Yes	Yes	1	Yes
11	107	13	1.8	Yes	Yes	4	No
12	102	18	47.8	Yes	Yes	4	No
13	200	10	2,5	Yes	No	1	No
14	108	7	0.1	Yes	Yes	2	No
15	351	9	107	Yes	Yes	5	Yes
16	67	11	182	Yes	Yes	4	No
17	192	13	30.6	Yes	Yes	5	Yes
18	335	11	37	Yes	Yes	4	Yes
19	83	16	337	Yes	Yes	5	No
20	50	17	3.6	Yes	No	5	No
21	80	16	84.7	Yes	Yes	5	No
22	283	16	13.7	Yes	Yes	5	No
23	93	19	9.6	Yes	Yes	6	No

ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, FiO2 = fraction of inspired oxygen, ICU = intensive care unit, paO2 = arterial O2 partial pressure, PCT = procalcitonin, RRT = renal replacement therapy, SOFA = sepsis-related organ failure assessment, ULN = upper limit of normal.

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