Ā | Intention to treat | Modified intention to treat | ||||
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Ā | Antibiotic treatment n = 22 | No antibiotic treatment n = 36 | P value | Antibiotic treatment n = 18 | No antibiotic treatment n = 26 | P value |
Duration of mechanical ventilation before random assignment, days | 17 Ā± 9 | 13 Ā± 6 | 0.232 | 17 Ā± 10 | 12 Ā± 6 | 0.113 |
SAPS II | 33 Ā± 13 | 36 Ā± 13 | 0.195 | 32 Ā± 10 | 36 Ā± 12 | 0.120 |
LOD score | 4.1 Ā± 2 | 4.9 Ā± 2.4 | 0.185 | 3.8 Ā± 1.5 | 4.8 Ā± 2.6 | 0.210 |
Temperature, Ā°C | 38.1 Ā± 0.6 | 38.3 Ā± 0.6 | 0.408 | 38.2 Ā± 0.5 | 38.2 Ā± 0.4 | 0.402 |
Leucocytes, Ć 109 cells/L | 12 Ā± 5.9 | 12 Ā± 6 | 0.619 | 11.2 Ā± 4.2 | 11.9 Ā± 5.7 | 0.775 |
C-reactive protein, mg/mL | 111 Ā± 61 | 104 Ā± 80 | 0.417 | 104 Ā± 50 | 95 Ā± 67 | 0.295 |
Procalcitonin, ng/mL, median (IR) | 0.6 (0.10ā3.1) | 0.8 (0.5ā2.7) | 0.282 | 0.7 (0.05ā2.8) | 0.83 (0.36ā2.1) | 0.494 |