Epidemiology, Prognosis, and Evolution of Management of Septic Shock in a French Intensive Care Unit: A Five Years Survey

Table 4

Prognosis of septic shock patients: comparison between the 2003-2004 and 2005–2007 periods. ICU: intensive care unit, RRT: renal replacement therapy.

	2003-2004	2005–2007	P
Septic shock complications 𝑛(%)	60(46.5)	29(15.6)	<.0001
Number of days alive free from mechanical ventilation on day 28 (mean ± SD)	3.9±6.9	6.2±9.1	.0207
Number of days alive free from vasopressors on day 28 (mean ± SD)	8±9.6	11.6±10.9	.0021
Number of days alive free from RRT on day 28 (mean ± SD)	8.6±12.1	9.2±10.7	.76
Patients discharged from ICU on day 28 𝑛(%)	46(34.6)	69(37.1)	.6452
ICU death 𝑛(%)	74(55.2)	100(53.8)	.7958