With respect to death, an association was observed between a higher APACHE II score (27 ± 7 versus 18 ± 6; P = 0.0001), higher serum creatinine (1.66 ± 1.49 versus 0.64 ± 0.95; P = 0.0001), higher CRP (13.7 ± 12.5 versus 7.1 ± 8.0; P = 0.001), use of vasoactive drug (42% versus 8%, P = 0.0001), mechanical ventilation (53% versus 11%, P = 0.0001), sepsis (68% versus 23%; P = 0.0001), and higher death rates (Table 2). Here, CRP is linked to Sepsis.