Research Article

Association of Serum Myeloid Cells of Soluble Triggering Receptor-1 Level with Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients with Severe Sepsis

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.

Severe sepsis Septic shock value
( )( )

Age 0.547
SBP (mmHg) 0.000
DBP (mmHg) 0.000
APACHE II scores 14.08 ± 5.5517.44 ± 8.510.003
SOFA scores6.04 ± 2.459.12 ± 3.680.000
Infections ( , %)
 Lung24 (60%)28 (64%)
 Abdomen10 (25%)11 (24%)
 Others6 (15%)6 (12%)

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; APACHE II scores: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score; SOFA scores: sequential organ failure assessment score.