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Table 6 Mortality: total number of patients from various causes of death [46]

From: Reducing mortality in sepsis: new directions

 

Insulin treatment

Cause of death

Conventional (n = 783)

Intensive (n = 765)

P value

Total number

  

0.02

Acute cardiovascular collapse

7

10

 

Severe brain damage

5

3

 

Multiple organ failure, no sepsis focus

18

14

 

Multiple organ failure, with sepsis focus

33

8

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