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Outcome comparison of patients that survived to hospital discharge |
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| Cortisol < 15 μg/dl (n = 6) |
Cortisol ≥15 μg/dl (n = 19) |
Kaplan-Meier (P) |
Cox regressiona (P) |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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