Table 3

Clinical outcomes


Supplemented group,
Placebo group,
P valuea


median (range)
median (range)


Length of mechanical ventilation (days)
5 (0 to 28)
12 (0 to 28)
0.28
Length of antibiotherapy (days)
13 (3 to 30)
20 (6 to 29)
0.021
Length of ICU stay (days)
28 (9 to 151)
39 (16 to 145)
0.18
Length of ICU stay per proportion of burned BSA (days per percentage of BSA)
0.63 (0.23 to 1.64)
0.99 (0.43 to 2.48)
0.002
Mortality
2 out of 21
1 out of 20
0.57

aBy stratified log-rank test. BSA, body surface area; ICU, intensive care unit.

Berger et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R153   doi:10.1186/cc5084