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Table 3 Characteristics and outcomes in patients with severe sepsis, with and without hypothermia

From: Body temperature abnormalities in non-neurological critically ill patients: a review of the literature

 

Hypothermia (n = 160)

Non-hypothermia (n = 464)

P value

Septic shock

59.4% (n = 95)

40.3% (n = 187)

<0.001

SOFA score

10 (7–13)

8 (5–11)

<0.001

APACHE II score

26 (21–32)

21 (16.25–27)

<0.001

Outcome

   

 28-day mortality

38.1% (n = 61)

17.9% (n = 83)

<0.001

 Hospital mortality

49.4% (n = 79)

22.6% (n = 105)

<0.001

  1. Hypothermia is defined as body temperature ≤36.5°C. SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (adapted from [49]).
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