Table 3.
Primary and secondary outcomes in the matched cohort.
| Treatment Group (n = 59) |
Control Group (n = 59) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary outcome | |||
| ICU mortality | 19 (32) | 27 (46) | 0.13 |
| Secondary outcomes | |||
| Vasopressor weaning | 39 (66) | 36 (61) | 0.57 |
| Vasopressor-free days at day 28 | 16.6 ± 12.1 | 15.0 ± 12.3 | 0.37 |
| Ventilator weaning (n = 40/n = 35) 1 | 21 (53) | 9 (26) | 0.02 |
| Ventilator-free days at day 28 | 11.4 ± 11.3 | 5.4 ± 9.7 | 0.02 |
| Superinfection | 6 (10) | 13 (22) | 0.08 |
Data are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation. The p-values were calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test or Student’s t-test for continuous variables and using the chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables. ICU: intensive care unit. 1 Mechanical ventilation was applied for 40 patients in the treatment group and for 35 patients in the control group.