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Table 5 Use of hospital resourcesa

From: Enteral nutrition with eicosapentaenoic acid, γ-linolenic acid and antioxidants in the early treatment of sepsis: results from a multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled study: the INTERSEPT Study

Variable

Study (n= 53)

Control (n= 53)

P value

Mechanical ventilation support, n (%)

   Invasive

10 (18.9%)

18 (34%)

0.03984

   Noninvasive

5 (9.4%)

6 (11.3%)

0.7501

Duration, days

   

   Mechanical ventilation supportb

7 (4 to 12)

15 (9 to 21)

0.0033

   ICU stayb

7 (4 to 12)

13 (9 to 18)

< 0.0001

   Hospital stayb

9 (6 to 14)

19 (13 to 24)

< 0.0001

  1. aData are presented as medians (interquartile range, 25th to 75th percentiles), and P values were calculated using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. bDistributions considered non-normal on the basis of the Shapiro-Wilk test.
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