The sites of infection in the two groups all indicated that pulmonary infection (48.3% vs 47.7%, P = 0.916), severity of illness (APACHE II score 18 (14–30) vs 20 (14–31), P = 0.512), organ function (alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total bilirubin (TBIL), serum creatinine (SCr), and troponin (Tni)) and hemodynamic status (HR, MAP, CVP, lactate) did not differ significantly (Table 1). Here, GPT is linked to infection.