Table 5

Summary of outcomes and complications

Parameters

Vigileo group

Control group

P value


Number of patients

ITT analysis

60

60

Per protocol analysis

51

54


Mortality (%)

ITT

1 (1.67%)

2 (3.33%)

1.0

Per protocol

1 (1.96%)

1 (1.85%)

0.501

Hospital length of stay (days)

ITT

9 (8-11.5)

10 (8-16)

0.0937

Per protocol

9 (8-12)

10(8-19)

0.0421

ICU length of stay (days)

ITT

3 (2-5)

3 (0.5-5)

0.789

Per protocol

3 (2-6)

3 (2-5)

0.368

Rehospitalization (ITT only)

2 (3.33%)

6 (10%)

0.272

Morbidity (day 30)

Patients with complications

ITT

18 (30%)

35 (58.3%)

0.0033

Per protocol

16 (31.37%)

32 (59.26%)

0.0076

Patient with severe complication(*)

ITT

7 (11.7%)

22 (36.6%)

0.0028

Per protocol

6 (11.76%)

19 (35.19%)

0.0097

Complications (day 30)

ITT

34

77

0.0066

Per protocol

32

73

0.0141

Severe complications (day 30) (*)

ITT

13

41

0.0132

Per protocol

12

38

0.0274

List of complications (ITT only)

Infectious

Pneumonia *

4

8

Sepsis *

1

8

Intraabdominal infection *

1

4

Catheter-related bloodstream inf. *

1

8

Urinary tract infection

3

13

Wound infection/dehiscence

2

5

Decubital inf.

1

3

Cardiovascular

Arrhythmias (non-life threatening)

3

5

Arrhythmias (life threatening) *

0

0

Heart failure/Pulmonary edema *

3

6

Acute myocardial infarction *

0

1

Respiratory

Pulmonary embolism *

0

0

ALI/ARDS *

0

0

Ventilator support (incl.postoperative)

3

6

New onset of ventilator support *

2

4

Renal

AKI (without dialysis)

2

4

Renal failure with dialysis *

1

1

Thrombotic

Stroke (including TIA) *

0

1

Deep vein thrombosis

0

1

Graft thrombosis

1

3

Gastro-intestinal

GIT bleeding

0

0

GIT obstruction

0

0

Pancreatitis (edematous/necrotizing *)

2/0

0/0

Hepatic dysfunction (mild/severe *)

0/0

1/0


Values are presented as absolute (percentage) or median (interquartile range).

* Complication deemed as severe (life disabling or threatening).

AKI, acute kidney injury; ALI/ARDS, acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome; GIT, gastro-intestinal tract; ITT, intention to treat analysis; Per protocol, only patients whose intraoperative protocol was carried in full extent; TIA, transient ischemic attack.

Benes et al. Critical Care 2010 14:R118   doi:10.1186/cc9070

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