Effects of Chengqi Decoction on Complications and Prognosis of Patients with Pneumonia-Derived Sepsis: Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Primary and secondary outcomes.

	Total	Chengqi decoction	Control	P
Primary outcome
Mortality (n (%))	96 (100)	33 (34.37)	63 (65.63)	0.03
Secondary outcomes
Abdominal distension (n (%))	165 (100)	60 (36.36)	105 (63.64)	0.02
Gastrointestinal bleeding (n (%))	48 (100)	27 (56.25)	21 (43.75)	0.583
Duration of antibiotic use (days)	12.92 ± 5.31	13.23 ± 5.32	12.6 ± 5.23	0.332
Vasoactive agent (n (%))	180 (100)	84 (46.67)	96 (53.53)	0.391