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Clinical outcomes |
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| Supplemented group, |
Placebo group, |
P valuea |
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| median (range) |
median (range) |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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