Table 4 Number of days spent in ICU and days on low-dose corticosteroids and vasopressers during ICU stay

From: Global utilization of low-dose corticosteroids in severe sepsis and septic shock: a report from the PROGRESS registry

		VASOPRESSOR-YES (N = 7,160)			VASOPRESSOR-NO (N = 1,808)			TOTAL (N = 8,968)
	Statistic	LDC (N = 2,794)	Non-LDC (N = 4,366)	P -value	LDC (N = 257)	Non-LDC (N = 1,551)	P -value	LDC (N = 3,051)	Non-LDC (N = 5,917)	P -value
Days in ICU	n	2,771	4,285	<0.001	255	1,532	0.017	3,026	5,817	<0.001
	Median	13	9		8	7		12	8
	10^th percentile	3	2		3	2		3	2
	25^th percentile	6	4		5	4		6	4
	75^th percentile	24	18		15	12		23	16
	90^th percentile	39	29		28	21		38	27
Days on LDC	n	2,371	916	<0.001	244	257	<0.001	2,615	1,173	<0.001
	Median	6	----		5	----		6	----
	10^th percentile	2	----		2	----		2	----
	25^th percentile	3	----		3	----		3	----
	75^th percentile	10	----		9	----		10	----
	90^th percentile	16	----		15	----		16	----
Days on Vasopressors	n	2,390	3,819	0.001	43	261	1.00	2,433	4,080	<0.001
	Median	6	4		----	----		6	3
	10^th percentile	2	1		----	----		2	1
	25^th percentile	3	2		----	----		3	2
	75^th percentile	11	7		----	----		11	7
	90^th percentile	18	12		----	----		18	12

P-values are from a non-parametric ANOVA test.
LDC = Low-dose Corticosteroids, ICU = Intensive Care Unit.

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