Table 4.

Length of hospital stay

	POCT (n=360)	Control (n=354)	Difference (95% CI)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p value
Admitted	332 (92%)	327 (92%)	−0·2% (−4·1 to 3·8)	0·98 (0·56 to 1·70)	0·94
Length of hospital stay (days)*	5·7 (6·3)	6·8 (7·7)	−1·1 (−2·2 to −0·3)	..	0·0443
Prolonged inpatient stay†	81/327 (25%)	86/311 (28%)	−2·9% (−9·7 to 3·9)	0·86 (0·61 to 1·23)	0·42

Data are n (%) or mean (SD). POCT=point-of-care testing.

^*Adjusted for in-hospital mortality.

^†Defined as ≥7 days (adjusted for in-hospital mortality).