Effect of insulin infusion line on glycaemic variability in a perioperative high dependency unit (HDU): a prospective randomised controlled trial

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 3 Clinical outcomes and length of stay in perioperative HDU and in hospital

Parameters	Standard infusion line (n = 86)	Optimised infusion line (n = 86)	P value
Length of stay in HDU in days	6.2 ± 3.8 5.0 (4.0–7.0)	6.8 ± 5.6 5.0 (4.0–7.0)	0.65^#
Length of stay in hospital in days	17.2 ± 12.5 13.0 (11.0–19.0)	21.0 ± 16.2 14.0 (11.0–25.0)	0.12^#
Use of vasoactive drugs, n (%)	22 (28.2)	27 (34.2)	0.42^Ɨ
Transfers to ICU, n (%)	2 (2.6)	5 (6.3)	0.44^Ɨ
Deaths, n (%)	3 (3.8)	6 (7.3)	0.50^Ɨ
Complications, number of patients with at least one complication, n (%)	50 (62.5)	57 (69.5)	0.35^Ɨ

Values are expressed as mean ± SD and median (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated
^#Mann–Whitney U test
^ƗChi-square test