Table 1 |
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Patient characteristics in the protocol and control groups |
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| Protocol |
Control |
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| Characteristics |
group |
group |
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| n |
47 |
183 |
| Sex (n [%]) |
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| Male |
19 (40.4) |
106 (57.9) |
| Female |
28 (59.6) |
77 (42.1) |
| Age (years; mean ± SD) |
60 ± 18 |
60 ± 18 |
| Type of admission (n [%]) |
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| Medical |
25 (53.2) |
117 (64.2) |
| Surgical |
22 (46.8) |
66 (35.8) |
| SAPS II (mean ± SD) |
47 ± 16 |
47 ± 15 |
| Presence of ARDS during ICU stay |
11 (23.4) |
20 (10.9) |
| (n [%]) |
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| Presence of pneumonia during |
35 (74.5) |
58 (31.7) |
| ICU stay (n [%]) |
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ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome; ICU = intensive care unit; SAPS = SimplifiedAcute Physiology Score. |
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Chan et al. Critical Care 2001 5:349 doi:10.1186/cc1068 |
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