Demographic data
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Age (years), mean (SD)
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55.5 (15.9)
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53 (16.4)
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65 (9.8)*
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Male, n (%)
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27 (67.5)
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21 (65.6)
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6 (75.0)
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Severity of illness
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APACHE II score at day 1, median (IQR 25–75)
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17 (12–21)
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16 (12–20)
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22 (18–34)**
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SOFA score at day 1, median (IQR 25–75)
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4 (3–5)
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4 (3–5)
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4 (3–8)
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Major ATS criteria, median (IQR 25–75)
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28 (70)
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20 (62.5)
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8 (100)**
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Invasive mechanical ventilation, n (%)
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21 (52.5)
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13 (40.6)
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8 (100)***
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Severe sepsis, n (%)
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18 (44.5)
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17 (53.1)
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1 (12.5)
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Septic shock, n (%)
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22 (55.5)
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15 (46.9)
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7 (87.5)*
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Mean comorbidities, n (%)
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Tobacco use
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3 (8.6)
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3 (10.7)
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0
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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12 (33.3)
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10 (34.3)
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2 (28.6)
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Cardiac disease
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8 (20)
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6 (18.7)
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2 (28.6)
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Diabetes mellitus
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7 (20)
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5 (17.9)
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2 (28.6)
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Severe liver disease
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1 (2.9)
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0
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1 (14.3)
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Hemodynamic data, median (IQR 25–75)
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Heart rate, b/min
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105 (86–114)
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105 (87–114)
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105 (85–113)
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Heart rate at 24 h
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90 (77–100)
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92 (79–103)
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85 (70–99)
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Mean arterial pressure, mmHg
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79 (71–94)
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78 (72–98)
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80 (69–88)
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Mean arterial pressure at 24 h
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79 (70–93)
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76 (70–96)
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79 (71–90)
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Central venous pressure, mmHg
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11 (9–15)
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11 (8–15)
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11 (10–14)
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Central venous pressure at 24 h
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13 (13–16)
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11 (7–16)
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14 (12–15)
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Mixed venous oxygen saturation, %a
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76 (70–79)
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76 (69–79)
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74 (74)
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Mixed venous oxygen saturation at 24 ha
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70 (68–83)
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70 (68–80)
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80 (70–91)
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Biochemical data, mean (SD)
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Baseline serum lactate, mM/L
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3.0 (3.1)
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2.5 (1.6)
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4.8 (6.1)
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Serum lactate at 24 h
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2.0 (2.2)
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1.4 (0.6)
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3.9 (4.0)
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Baseline base deficit
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−3.5 (5.2)
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−3.6 (5.4)
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−2.7 (4.3)
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Base deficit at 24 h
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−2.3 (4.1)
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−1.9 (4.1)
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−3.4 (4.2)
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Baseline haemoglobin levels, mg %
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11.9 (1.8)
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12.1 (1.9)
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11.2 (1.1)
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Haemoglobin levels at 24 h
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10.6 (1.7)
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10.6 (1.9)
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10.4 (1.1)
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Baseline serum glucose, mg %
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166 (74.7)
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158 (75.3)
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197 (66.8)
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Serum glucose at 24 h
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152 (75.6)
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144 (79.4)
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177 (58.7)
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Baseline arterial pH
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7.34 (0.1)
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7.40 (0.1)
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7.34 (0.3)
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Arterial pH at 24 h
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7.36 (0.07)
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7.30 (0.07)
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7.32 (0.1)
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Baseline serum creatinine, mg %
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1.40 (0.9)
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1.38 (1.03)
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1.41 (0.8)
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Serum creatinine at 24 h
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1.1 (0.59)
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0.9 (0.4)
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1.5 (0.9)
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rSO2 brachioradialsis
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Baseline rSO2, mean (SD)
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62.9 (10.7)
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68 (61–72)
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46 (43–57)***
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rSO2 at 24 h, mean (SD)
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65.4 (12.3)
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69 (60–76)
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52 (41–57)***
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Baseline rSO2 < 60, n (%)
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14 (35)
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7 (21.9)
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7 (87.5)***
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rSO2 < 60 at 24 h, n (%)
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6 (15.8)
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4 (12.5)
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7 (87.5)***
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Therapy, mean (SD)
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Norepinephrine at baseline μg/kg/min
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0.35 (0.26)
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0.40 (0.14)
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0.29 (0.36)
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Norepinephrine at 24 h, μg/kg/min
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0.35 (0.29)
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0.22 (0.28)
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0.52 (0.23)*
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Fluid balance at 24 h, mL
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1650 (1350)
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1470 (800)
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2300 (2500)
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ICU length of stay
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Median IQR 25–75 %
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18 (11–30)
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18 (11–31)
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24 (8–30)
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