Comparisons of baseline characteristics between survivors and non-survivors.

Note: * p<0.001 compared between survivors and nonsurvivors. ¶ The “primary” should be the most immediate cause. For example, a patient with multiple trauma who develops sepsis and then ALI: primary cause = sepsis; secondary cause = trauma. § For volume targeted mode. $ Sepsis can be defined as proven or suspected. Suspected infection here means those without proven infection and the infection site is not known. Abbreviations: APACHE III: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III ALI: acute lung injury. MICU: medical ICU SICU: surgical ICU CCU: coronary care unit MAP: mean arterial pressure. Comparisons of baseline characteristics between survivors and non-survivors.