VCAM1 and septic shock: Within the septic shock group, there was a positive correlation between VCAM-1 and Charlson comorbidity score at 1 and 3 month follow-up, and at the 6-month follow-up timepoint, IL-6 was positively correlated with age and negatively correlated with EQ-5D-5L VAS score (Supplementary Figures 8, 9, 11).