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Table 5 Patient outcomes

From: Stress response during early sedation with dexmedetomidine compared with usual-care in ventilated critically ill patients

 

Dexmedetomidine (n = 51)

Usual care (n = 52)

p

Hospital length of stay (days)

19.7 [9.85–33.4]

18.8 [11.6–32]

0.98

ICU length of stay (days)

6.4 [3.98–11.9]

7.85 [4–15]

0.75

Duration of ventilation (days)

3.73 [1.89–9.32]

5.07 [2.45–10.4]

0.53

Died before ICU discharge, n (%)

6 (11.8)

8 (15.4)

0.59

Died before hospital discharge, n (%)

9 (17.7)

10 (19.2)

0.76

Died before 90 days, n (%)

9 (17.7)

10 (19.2)

0.76

Died before 180 days, n (%)

10 (19.6)

11 (21.2)

0.81

  1. Data given as median [IQR]