Table 5. Outcome of patients after osmotic challenge.
Overall N= 30 | Responders N= 12 | Non-Responders N= 18 | p | |
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Hospital mortality (%) | 8 (26.7) | 5 (41.7) | 3 (25.0) | 0.2 |
Nosocomial infections (%) | 12 (40) | 5 (41.7) | 7 (38.9) | |
Length of stay in the ICU after test (days) | 3 (1-20) | 5 (2-20) | 3 (0-15) | |
Length of hospital stay after test (days) | 12 (6-21) | 12 (3-21) | 13 (7-22) |