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Table 5 Hospital mortality

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

Vasopressor

Hospital Mortality

LDC Use

Non-LDC Use

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Yes

No. of Patients Died (%)

1,608/2646 (60.8%)

2,042/4,101 (49.8%)

1.56 (1.41, 1.72)

<0.0001

No

No. of Patients Died (%)

66/241 (27.4%)

353/1,475 (23.9%)

1.20 (0.88, 1.63)

0.2477

All Patients*

No. of Patients Died (%)

1,674/2887 (58.0%)

2,395/5,576 (43.0%)

1.83 (1.67, 2.01)

<0.0001

  1. Analysis Population N = 8,968.
  2. * 505 patients with missing hospital status were excluded from the analysis. Hospital mortality is defined as died in hospital or ICU.
  3. P-value is from a logistic model: Mortality, LDC (yes/no). The Odds Ratio compares LDC versus Non-LDC patients.
  4. LDC, Low-Dose Corticosteroids, CI, Confidence Intervals, ICU, Intensive Care Unit.
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