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Table 5 Adverse events

From: Hydrocortisone treatment in early sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: results of a randomized controlled trial

Event

Hydrocortisone (n = 98)

Placebo (n = 99)

p Value

Nosocomial infection

17 (17.3)

19 (19.2)

0.74

Lung infection

10 (10.2)

12 (12.1)

0.67

Catheter-related bloodstream infection

3 (3.1)

5 (5.1)

0.72a

Urinary tract infection

3 (3.1)

2 (2)

0.68a

Other nosocomial infection

1 (1)

3 (3)

0.62a

Hyperglycemia (glucose >150 mg/dl)

79 (80.6)

67 (67.7)

0.038

New-onset atrial fibrillation

3 (3.1)

5 (5.1)

0.72

Reintubation within 28 days

6 (6.1)

7 (7.2)

0.78

Gastrointestinal bleeding

3 (3.1)

4 (4)

1.00

  1. aFisher’s exact test p values due to small cell counts