Table 3 Mortality and length of stay data in the ETO and NON-ETO group

n (total)

762

935

In-hospital mortality overall (%,n)

18.9 (144)

18.2 (170)

0.71

24-h mortality (%,n)

9.3 (71)

9.4 (88)

1.00

ICU-LOS (days: mean ± SD; median)

12.9 ± 15.2; 8

11.2 ± 13.3; 6

0.002

ICU-LOV (days: mean ± SD; median)

8.0 ± 12.8; 3

6.8 ± 9.7; 2

0.005

HOS-LOS (days: mean ± SD; median)

27.9 ± 28.7; 22

24.7 ± 25.7; 19

0.014