Table 2 Levels of severity of illness and baseline resuscitation variables in 40 patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia according to basal brachioradialis muscle rSO₂

APACHE II score , median (IQR 25–75)

18 (15–22)

15 (12–22)

0,26

SOFA score, median (IQR 25–75)

4,5 (3–5,5)

4 (3–5)

0,73

MAP (mmHg), median (IQR 25–75)

84 (69,7–93)

75 (71,7–94,7)

0,64

SL (mM/L), mean (SD)

4,2 (4,8)

2,3 (1,5)

0,17

BD, mean (SD)

−1,7 (6,7)

−4,4 (3,9)

0,11

Catecholamines (μg/kg/min), mean (SD)

0,39 (1,5)

0,32 (0,32)

0,66

Fluid balance at 24 h (mL), mean (SD)

2130 (2200)

1450 (759)

0.18

Need for MV, n (%)

8 (57)

13 (50)

0,58

ICU mortality rate, n (%)

7 (50)

1 (3,8)

0,001