In-line filtration minimizes organ dysfunction: New aspects from a prospective, randomized, controlled trial

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Table 3 Organ dysfunction

CHARACTERISTICS	CONTROL GROUP (n = 406)	FILTER GROUP (n = 401)	Difference in incidence rates (%)	Confidence Interval (%) (Wald method)
Respiratory dysfunction	59	38	−5.06	−9.52 − −0.59
Renal dysfunction	40	24	−3.87	−7.58 − −0.15
Hematologic dysfunction	34	18	−3.89	−7.26 − −0.51
Cardiovascular dysfunction	60	54	−1.31	−6.12 − 3.49
Hepatic dysfunction	26	20	−1.42	−4.61 − 1.78
Neurologic dysfunction	2	3	−0.83	−0.83 − 1.34

Table shows the incidence of the different organ dysfunctions and the resulting differences in the incidence rates and corresponding confidence intervals according to the Wald method.

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