Correction: Effect of dexmedetomidine versus lorazepam on outcome in patients with sepsis: an a priori-designed analysis of the MENDS randomized controlled trial

نویسندگان

  • Pratik P Pandharipande
  • Robert D Sanders
  • Timothy D Girard
  • Stuart McGrane
  • Jennifer L Thompson
  • Ayumi K Shintani
  • Daniel L Herr
  • Mervyn Maze
  • E Wesley Ely
چکیده

graphical errors in our tables and in the labelling of Figure 3. Th ere have been no changes to the results or their interpretation. In Tables 1, 2 and 3 the number of dexmedetomidine patients without sepsis should read 21 instead of the published 20. Th e numbers in the corresponding text are correct. Th e corrected tables can be found overleaf. In Figure 3, in the “Patients at risk” table below the Kaplan-Meier curve, the dexmedetomidine and lorazepam labels are incorrect. Th e top row should be labeled lorazepam and the bottom row should be labeled dexmedetomidine. Th e corrected fi gure can be found overleaf.

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دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011