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. 2020 Jul 22;15(7):e0236339. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236339

Table 4. Intensive care support delivered to the cohort, stratified by Indigenous status.

Variable Indigenous n = 145 Non- Indigenous n = 297 p
Vasopressors on admission 102 (70%) 204 (69%) 0.72
Number of vasopressors required 1 (1–1) 1 (0–1) 0.89
Antibiotics administered on admission 142 (98%) 288 (97%) 0.56
Endotracheal intubation 28 (19%) 64 (22%) 0.59
Minute ventilation (Litres) 7.3 (5.8–8.8) 7.7 (6.6–9.0) 0.30
PICC line 40 (28%) 89 (30%) 0.61
Central venous line 61 (42%) 121 (41%) 0.79
Arterial line 122 (84%) 246 (83%) 0.73
Nasogastric feeding 28 (19%) 63 (21%) 0.64
Indwelling urinary catheter 117 (81%) 252 (85%) 0.27
Renal replacement therapy 19 (13%) 27 (9%) 0.20

Absolute numbers (%) and median (interquartile range) presented. PICC: Peripherally inserted central catheter