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. 2002 Dec 5;6(Suppl 3):S1–S18. doi: 10.1186/cc1860

Table 6.

Mortality: total number of patients from various causes of death [46]

Insulin treatment

Cause of death Conventional (n = 783) Intensive (n = 765) P value
Total number 0.02
Acute cardiovascular collapse 7 10
Severe brain damage 5 3
Multiple organ failure, no sepsis focus 18 14
Multiple organ failure, with sepsis focus 33 8