Comparison of the two groups by the directorate under which the patient was treated
| Control | Glutamine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Died in hospital | Total | Died in hospital | ||
| Haematology | 32 | 7 | 30 | 3 | |
| Surgery | 38 | 10 | 43 | 10 | |
| Non-surgical ICU | 3 | – | 1 | – | |
| Gynaecology | 0 | – | 1 | – | |
| Medicine | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 85 | 20 | 83 | 14 | |
| Pooled ICU | 25 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
Pooled intensive care unit (ICU) patients are those from any directorate who received intensive care during the index admission. There is no statistically significant difference between the groups.