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Following the publication of our article [1] we noticed an error
in Table 2 All values are presented as mean ± standard
deviation but some, where indicated in the table, should in
fact be presented as n [%]
Table 2 should therefore appear as shown overleaf in this
correction
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests
Reference
1 Reintam A, Parm P, Kitus R, Starkopf J, Kern H: Gastrointestinal
Failure score in critically ill patients: a prospective
observa-tional study Crit Care 2008, 12:R90.
Correction
Correction: Gastrointestinal Failure score in critically ill patients:
a prospective observational study
Annika Reintam1,2, Pille Parm3, Reet Kitus1,3, Joel Starkopf1,3and Hartmut Kern1,4
1Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Puusepa, Tartu 51014, Estonia
2Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, East Tallinn Central Hospital, Ravi, Tallinn 10138, Estonia
3Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tartu University Hospital, Puusepa, Tartu 51014, Estonia
4Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, DRK Kliniken Berlin Köpenick, Salvador-Allende-Straße, Berlin 12559, Germany
Corresponding author: Annika Reintam, annika.reintam@itk.ee
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© 2008 BioMed Central Ltd
See related research article by Reintam et al., http://ccforum.com/content/12/4/R90
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Table 2
Admission and outcome parameters of study patients
Vasoactive/inotrope (n [%]) 200 [75.8] 136 [70.8] 64 [88.9] 0.001 67 [60.9] 133 [86.4] <0.001
APACHE II score (points) 14.2 ± 7.7 13.5 ± 7.6 16.0 ± 7.7 0.016 11.8 ± 7.3 15.8 ± 7.6 <0.001
Fluid gain in first 24 hours (l) 2.4 ± 3.6 2.0 ± 2.4 3.6 ± 5.5 0.001 1.7 ± 2.4 2.9 ± 4.2 0.007
Outcome parameters
ICU stay (days) 8.8 ± 12.8 5.6 ± 7.3 17.5 ± 19.0 <0.001 4.8 ± 6.9 11.7 ± 15.1 <0.001
28-day mortality (n [%]) 54 [20.5] 36 [18.8] 18 [25.0] 0.171 13 [11.8] 41 [26.6] <0.001
The values are presented as mean ± standard deviation, if not stated otherwise APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI, body mass index; CVP, central venous pressure; FI, food intolerance; IAH, intra-abdominal hypertension; IAP, intra-abdominal pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MV, mechanical ventilation; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; PIP, peak inspiratory pressure; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment