Research Article

Lipoperoxidation and Protein Oxidative Damage Exhibit Different Kinetics During Septic Shock

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients.

Age (years)
Gender (female/male) 10/11
APACHE II score
SOFA score at admission (T0)
24 hours (T1) 9.7 ± 4
72 hours (T3)
7th day (T7)
Septic shock etiology (n (%))
Pneumonia 6 (35.3)
Abdominal7 (29.4)
Urological4 (11.8)
Others4 (23.5)
C-Reactive protein levels at admission
Lactate levels at admission (mmol/l) 4.8 ± 3
Noradrenaline (Max. dose (ug/kg/min))
ALI/ARDS (n (%)) 19 (88)
Mechanical ventilation (n (%)) 16 (70)

ALI/ARDS, Acute lung injury/Acute respiratory distress syndrome; APACHE II score, Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score II on ICU admission; SOFA score, Sequential organ failure assessment.Values reported are mean ± SD or n (%).