1.6. Analysis.

Comparison 1 Statin versus placebo / no treatment, Outcome 6 Length of stay.

Length of stay
Study	Group	Hospital stay. Days‐ median (IQR/range )	High dependency unit stay Days ‐ median (IQR)
Rahman 1995	Atorvastatin group N=20	7 (5‐47)	2 (1‐6)
Rahman 1995	Placebo group N=20	8 (5‐25)	1 (1‐6)
Rahman 1995	Significance test (Mann‐Whitney U test)	p=0.869	p=0.756
STAR VaS study	AA group N = 15	6 (5‐8) (mean 9.07 SD= 9.34)
STAR VaS study	PA group N=7	6 (4‐7) (mean 6.00 SD =1.53)
STAR VaS study	PP group N=8	6 (4.5‐7) ( mean 6.75 SD = 4.50)