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Table 3 Intensive care and hospital ventilator times, inotropic support and length of stay

From: Prevention of hypothermia in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation using the humigard® open surgery humidification system: a prospective randomized pilot and feasibility clinical trial

 

Control Group

(n = 11)

Humigard Group

(n = 11)

Difference

Confidence interval (95%)

p-value

ICU Ventilation time (hours)

28.9 ± 5.9

30.2 ± 5.3

1.3 ± 7.9

15.4 to 17.7

0.87

ICU Noradrenalin support (hours)

12.3 ± 3.2

30.3 ± 21.6

17.9 ± 21.8

−27.6 to 63.4

0.42

ICU length of stay (hours)

60.9 ± 25.4

89.7 ± 26.9

28.8 ± 37.0

−48.4 to 105.9

0.44

Hospital length of stay (days)

13 (10,15)

13 (10,16)

-

-

0.96

  1. Data presented as mean and standard deviation, or median and interquartile range