Table 4

Outcome variables with detail of cardiac and trauma patients

Variable
All
Cardiac surgery
Trauma


AOX
Placebo
AOX
Placebo
AOX
Placebo
Number
200
113
66
Number
102
98
57
56
34
32
Prior renal failure
61 (30.5%)
49 (43.4%)a
10 (15.1%)

25
36
20
29
6
4
Acute kidney injury
66 (33%)
50 (44.2%)a
13 (19.7%)

29 (30%)
36 (37%)
21 (37%)
29 (52%)b
7
6
ARF increase of 50 μmol/L
32 (16%)
29 (27.5%)a
3 (15.2%)

15 (15%)
17 (17%
13 (23%
16 (29%)
2
1
ARF increase of 90 μmol/L
16 (8%)
15 (13.3%)a
1 (1.5%)

7 (7%)
9 (9%)
6 (11%
9 (16%)
1
0
CVVH
7 (3.5%)
6 (5.3%)
1 (1.5%)

6
1c,d
5
1
1
0
Persistent renal failure
11 (5.5%)
10 (8.8%)
1 (1.5%)

4 (4%)
7 (7%)
3 (5%)
7 (13%)e
1
0
Ventilator-free days
26.3 ± 5.5
26.6 ± 5.3
25.2 ± 6.3

26.1 ± 5.7
26.6 ± 5.2
25.9 ± 6.7
27.3 ± 3.3e
25.5 ± 4.6
24.9 ± 7.7
Infections (patients with)
70
30
30

36
34
14
16
17
13
Infectious episodes
91
39
39

45
46
19
20
21
18
Pneumonia episodes
30
16
14

14
16
7
9
7
7
Length of stay, days






In the ICU
5.6 ± 5.5
5.2 ± 5.1
6.3 ± 6.5

5.8 ± 5.4
5.4 ± 5.7
5.8 ± 6.0
4.7 ± 4.0
5.8 ± 4.4
6.8 ± 8.3
In intermediate care
5.0 ± 5.5
3.6 ± 3.5
6.5 ± 7.2

4.5 ± 4.9
5.5 ± 6.0
3.3 ± 4.2
3.4 ± 4.1
5.9 ± 7.1
7.1 ± 7.4
In the hospital
24 ± 20
19 ± 13
32 ± 22

23 ± 20
26 ± 20
20 ± 14
19 ± 13
26 ± 19
39 ± 24f
Deaths






In the ICU
14 (7%)
11 (9.7%)
2 (3%)

8
5
6
5
2
0g
In hospital
23 (11.5%)
12 (10.6%)
8 (12.1%)

14
9
8
6
6
2g
At 3 months
25 (12.5%)
16 (14.2%)
8 (12.1%)

14
11
8
8
6
2g

Data are presented as number (percentage) and mean ± standard deviation. aP < 0.001. bP = 0.109. cP = 0.05. dSee comment in Results section. eP = 0.17. fP = 0.016. gP = 0.16. Superscript a refers to comparison between diagnostic categories. Superscripts b, c, e, f, and g refer to comparison between antioxidant (AOX) and placebo groups. ARF, acute renal failure; CVVH, continuous veno-venous hemofiltration; ICU, intensive care unit.

Berger et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R101   doi:10.1186/cc6981