For some participants (N = 67), death certificates could not be located, but relatives confirmed mortality status.
We confirmed mortality status of 886 of the original 903 patients (98%).
Thus, at the moment, it is not possible to confirm that mortality is declining in rural Guinea-Bissau; only continued monitoring can clarify whether mortality is declining.
This study was made to confirm that mortality was higher in Aquitaine patients than in the rest of France, and to determine its causes.
However, several well-designed trials have been unable to confirm higher mortality rates in obese patients [ 6, 8].
In addition, our findings did not confirm increased mortality in overweight or obese critically ill patients without DM.
Again, these results confirm that mortality among patients with liver disease – particularly those with complicated liver cirrhosis – is higher than in patients without liver disease.
They confirm decreased mortality among metformin users across most subgroups of ICU patients, although the estimates were imprecise in several subgroups.
Even if subsequent studies do not confirm a mortality reduction, 'fewer days of vasopressor dependence' may itself be an important outcome.
We confirm that mortality is not higher in patients with a greater number of perforations at initial laparotomy, as reported by some authors [ 7, 10, 21, 35] but not confirmed by others [ 7, 11, 20, 25].
