Table 1 |
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Comparison of patient characteristics in CORTICUS and the study of Annane and colleagues. |
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Characteristic |
Annane |
CORTICUS |
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SAPS II mean (placebo/treatment) |
57/60 |
49/50 |
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Control group mortality |
61% |
32% |
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Corticotropin non-responders |
77% |
47% |
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Admission category – medical |
60% |
35% |
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Hospital-acquired infection |
21% |
47% |
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Post-surgical infection |
16% |
61% |
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Abdominal infection |
16% |
49% |
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Mason et al. Critical Care 2009 13:309 doi:10.1186/cc7986 |
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