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Table 3 Serious treatment-emergent adverse events (sTEAEs)

From: Effect of intravenous clarithromycin in patients with sepsis, respiratory and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

sTEAE, n (%)

Clarithromycin (n = 55)

Placebo (n = 55)

P value

At least one sTEAE

50 (90.9)

50 (90.9)

1.000

 Infections and infestations

31 (56.4)

33 (60.0)

0.847

 Acute kidney injury

7 (12.7)

1 (1.8)

0.060

 Disseminated intravascular coagulation

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

 Arterial ischemia

7 (12.7)

5 (9.1)

0.761

 Cardiac disorders

7 (12.7)

5 (9.1)

0.776

  Non-ST elevation myocardial infarct

2 (3.6)

1 (1.8)

0.999

  Ventricular tachycardia

2 (3.6)

2 (3.6)

1.00

  Pulmonary edema

3 (5.5)

2 (3.6)

1.00

 Vascular disorders

8 (14.5)

6 (10.9)

1.00

  Arterial ischemia

7 (12.7)

5 (9.1)

0.761

  Venous thromboembolism

0 (0.0)

1 (1.8)

1.00

  Hemoptysis

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

 Hemorrhagic complications

3 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

0.243

  Surgical site bleeding with hemorrhagic shock

2 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

0.495

 Μetabolic and nutrition disorders

2 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

0.495

  Myxedema coma

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

  Hypoglycemia

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

 Thoracic, pulmonary or mediastinal disorders

3 (5.5)

2 (3.6)

1.00

  Airway obstruction (tracheotomy plugs)

3 (5.5)

2 (3.6)

1.00

  Pneumothorax

1 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

1.00

 Neurological disorders

1 (1.8)

3 (5.5)

0.618

  Brain edema

0 (0.0)

1 (1.8)

1.00

  Hypoxic encephalopathy

0 (0.0)

1 (1.8)

1.00

  Seizures

1 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

1.00

 Surgery complications

4 (7.3)

1 (1.8)

0.363

  Retinal fissure detachment

0 (0.0)

1 (1.8)

1.00

  Nephrostomy

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

  Intra-abdominal retention of surgical compress

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

  Ileal perforation

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

  Surgical wound dehiscence

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

  Mediastinal abscess drainage

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

1.00

  1. Percentages may not add up to 100% since some patients have experienced more than one serious adverse event