Table 2

Outcome comparison of patients that survived to hospital discharge


Cortisol < 15 μg/dl (n = 6)
Cortisol ≥15 μg/dl (n = 19)
Kaplan-Meier (P)
Cox regressiona (P)

Duration of mechanical ventilation (days)
66 (119)
16 (24)
0.032
0.055
ICU LOS (days)
37 (27)
20 (26)
0.157
0.160
Hospital LOS (days)
71 (88)
41 (41)
0.045
0.004

Values are presented as median (interquartile range). aAdjusted for age, sex, etiology of ICU admission, and APACHE II score at ICU admission. ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay.

Wu et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R65   doi:10.1186/cc6895