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Length of stay and mortality in hyperchloremic, normochloremic, and hypochloremic patients.
| Variables | Hyperchloremia (n = 81) |
Normochloremia (n = 364) |
Hypochloremia (n = 43) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICU stay, days | 4.4 ± 2.5 | 7.3 ± 9.6 | 14.3 ± 13.3 | <.0001 |
| Hospital stay, days | 28.4 ± 19.5 | 41.4 ± 37.3 | 70.5 ± 65.7 | <.0001 |
| ICU mortality, % | 2/81 = 2.5 | 7/364 = 1.9 | 6/43 = 14.0 | <.0001 |
| Hospital mortality, % | 3/81 = 3.7 | 14/364 = 3.8 | 10/43 = 23.3 | <.0001 |
ICU: intensive care unit.
