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Patient characteristics and admission diagnosis |
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| Lp299 group |
Control group |
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| Age |
70 (20 to 87) |
70 (43 to 81) |
| Sex M/F |
13/10 |
9/12 |
| APACHE II score |
22 (11 to 39) |
27(9 to 37) |
| ICU mortality |
5/23 |
4/21 |
| In-hospital mortality |
5/23 |
6/21 |
| ICU stay (days) |
7.7 (1.3 to 26.1) |
6.6 (1.3 to 16.0) |
| Ventilator days |
5.8 (1.0 to 23.8) |
4.3 (1.0 to 15.2 |
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| Diagnosis at admission |
Lp299 group |
Control group |
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| Sepsis, septicaemia |
6 |
5 |
| Other infections |
2 |
1 |
| Cardiological: arrests and insufficiencies |
5 |
4 |
| Respiratory insufficiencies |
3 |
5 |
| Abdominal |
1 |
2 |
| Vascular (emergency aneurysms) |
0 |
3 |
| Trauma |
3 |
0 |
| Other |
3 |
1 |
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Data are presented as median (range) except for sex and death rates. Differences are not significant. APACHE = Acute Pathophysiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU = intensive care units; Lp299 = Lactobacillus plantarum 299. | ||
Klarin et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R136 doi:10.1186/cc7109 |
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