Table 1

Effects of drotrecogin on mortality in National Registry data

Registry/Trial

Country

Patients treated with DrotAA (% of cases)

ARR

OR (95% CI)


PROWESS

International

1,690

6.1%

0.8 (0.69 to 0.94)

UK [21]

1,245 (6.3%)

0.75 (0.68 to 0.83)

Poland [22]

302 (9.3%)

17.3%

PROGRESS

International [20]

882 (7%)

0.75 (0.63 to 0.9)

Belgium [24]

430

12.8%

0.61 (0.40 to 0.92)


ARR, absolute risk reduction; CI, confidence interval; DrotAA, drotrecogin alfa (activated); OR, odds ratio; PROGRESS, Promoting Global Research Excellence in Severe Sepsis; PROWESS, Recombinant Human Activated Protein C Worldwide Evaluation in Severe Sepsis.

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