Secondary outcomes
MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE
The Pulmonary Vascular Permeability Index (PVPI) was also very high during the first 7 days and did not differ between groups (Additional file PaOAlthough catecholamine-free days were comparable for the 2 groups (Table The baseline SOFA score, reflecting the extent of multiple organ failure, was high and remained stable for both groups for 15 days (Additional file 