Table 3 Comparison of secondary outcomes in drug and placebo groups

Discharged²

92

65 · 7

90

63 · 8

0 · 740

Absconded²

3

2 · 1

3

2 · 1

0 · 992

LAMA²

14

10 · 0

22

15 · 6

0 · 159

Death in hospital²

31

22 · 1

26

18 · 4

0 · 440

Mean days to become afebrile¹

3 · 63

2 · 94

3.72

2 · 53

0 · 926

Mean days to become convulsion free¹

1 · 35

1 · 14

1.22

0 · 87

0 · 411

Mean days to full consciousness¹

3 · 37

2 · 6

3.06

2 · 19

0 · 399

Mean days to oral feeds¹

3 · 06

2 · 71

3 · 21

2 · 85

0 · 702

Mean days till discharge¹

6 · 86

4 · 97

6 · 66

4 · 39

0 · 721

Glasgow Outcome scale at 3 months²

Normal/near normal

Independent

Dependent

Vegetative

Dead

75

3

14

0

43

53 · 6

2 · 1

10 · 0

0.0

30 · 7

60

11

11

0

52

42 · 5

7 · 8

7 · 8

0.0

36 · 9

Chi Square = 7 · 44

P = 0 · 059

3 month GOS Unknown

5

3 · 5

7

4 · 9