Table 5

Relative risk of albumin administration based upon a Cox proportional hazard analysisa stratified by severe sepsisb and trauma


n
Relative hazard (95% CI)
p value

No trauma
2,893
1.32 (1.09–1.60)
0.005
Trauma
254
2.58 (1.05–6.04)
0.035
No severe sepsis
2,382
1.29 (1.01–1.66)
0.048
Severe sepsis
765
1.01 (1.13–2.00)
0.006

aMultivariable, forward, stepwise with time to mortality, right censored at 30 days, as the dependent factor. bOn the day of albumin administration in the albumin group and on admission in others.

Vincent et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R745   doi:10.1186/cc3895