Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 68 patients enrolled in the study.

Age, (years, mean ± SD)

60.44 ± 3.58

65.83 ± 3.04

< 0.001

Male/female

19/15

21/13

ns

Diagnoses (n)

CAP (34)

• TB (2)

-

• Streptococcus pneumoniae (4)

• Lung cancer (13)

• Staphulococcus aureus (3)

• Pulmonary embolism (6)

• Haemophilus influenzae (2)

• Congestive heart failure (5)

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2)

• Interstitial lung disease (6)

• Other (4)

• Other (2)

pO₂/FiO₂ (mean ± SE)

240.18 ± 20.8

314.83 ± 15.9

0.006

SOFA (mean ± SE)

3.11 ± 0.43

1.66 ± 0.18

0.004

APACHE II (mean ± SE)

12.69 ± 1.06

9.4 ± 1.09

0.037

CPIS (mean ±SE)

5.38 ± 0.23

2.06 ± 0.25

< 0.001

Mortality [n (%)]

9 (26)

2 (5.8)

White blood cells

(mean ±SE)

14172.4 ± 1314.7

10470 ± 874.2

0.023