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. 2022 Nov 22;26:359. doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04237-0

Table 5.

Patient outcomes

Dexmedetomidine (n = 51) Usual care (n = 52) p
Hospital length of stay (days) 19.7 [9.85–33.4] 18.8 [11.6–32] 0.98
ICU length of stay (days) 6.4 [3.98–11.9] 7.85 [4–15] 0.75
Duration of ventilation (days) 3.73 [1.89–9.32] 5.07 [2.45–10.4] 0.53
Died before ICU discharge, n (%) 6 (11.8) 8 (15.4) 0.59
Died before hospital discharge, n (%) 9 (17.7) 10 (19.2) 0.76
Died before 90 days, n (%) 9 (17.7) 10 (19.2) 0.76
Died before 180 days, n (%) 10 (19.6) 11 (21.2) 0.81

Data given as median [IQR]