Table 3

Summary of outcomes after 8-hour intervention period

Outcome measure

Control group

GDT group

p

Number of patients with complications

41 (68%)

27 (44%)

0.007

Median duration of hospital stay (days)

14 (11–27)

11 (7–15)

0.001

Mean duration of hospital stay (days)

29.5 (34.8)

17.5 (20.8)

0.001

Duration of ICU stay (hours)

45 (25–99)

43 (24–102)

0.82

28-day mortality

7 (11.7%)

6 (9.7%)

0.78

60-day mortality

9 (15%)

7 (11.3%)

0.59

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or absolute value (%). ICU, intensive care unit. GDT, goal-directed therapy.

Pearse et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R687   doi:10.1186/cc3887