| Patient characteristics | Number of patients | Percentage | |
| Age | <40 years old | 7 | 9.9 |
| 40 - 59 years old | 11 | 15.5 | |
| 60 - 79 years old | 38 | 53.5 | |
| ≥ 80 years old | 15 | 21.1 | |
| Sex | Male | 51 | 71.8 |
| Female | 20 | 28.2 | |
| Risk factor | Age > 65 | 43 | 60.6 |
| Male | 51 | 71.8 | |
| Smoking | 24 | 33.7 | |
| BMIa > 30 | 4 | 5.6 | |
| Mechanical ventilation | 51 | 71.8 | |
| Use of vasopressors | 40 | 56.3 | |
| Comorbidities | HTAb | 37 | 52.1 |
| Diabetes | 15 | 21.1 | |
| COPDc | 3 | 4.2 | |
| Stroked | 4 | 5.6 | |
| Heart disease | 3 | 4.2 | |
| Asthma | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Cancer | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Clinical severity | Critical | 37 | 52.1 |
| Severe | 31 | 43.7 | |
| Moderate | 3 | 4.2 | |
| Associated organic failure | Respiratory | 67 | 94.4 |
| Circulatory | 34 | 47.9 | |
| Neurological | 26 | 36.6 | |