Fig. 5

Heatmap representing the Spearman correlations coefficients (− 1 to + 1) among the clinical and analytical variables measured in septic shock cases. Red indicates negative and blue positive correlation between compared parameters. APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health disease Classification System II; SOFA: Sequential [Sepsis-related] Organ Failure Assessment; APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time. The number of subjects analyzed were 80 septic patients (11 sepsis, 69 SS)