Demographic characteristics of patients with pneumonia-related septic shock^a.

a<p>Data are presented as n (%), except for age, APACHE II score, PaO2/FiO2 ratio, SOFA score, hospital LOS and ICU LOS, which are presented as mean (standard deviation).</p>b<p>Pneumonia with septic shock patients were divided according to survival status at day 28.</p>c<p><i>p</i> value represents differences between survivors and non-survivors of pneumonia-related septic shock.</p>d<p>Organ dysfunction was determined on the day of enrollment.</p><p>AKI, acute kidney injury; ARDS, adult respiratory distress syndrome; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; HAP, hospital-acquired pneumonia; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.