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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The rates of death during the first 60 days before discharge home were similar in the PAC and CVC groups (27. 4 percent and 26. 3 percent, respectively ; P = 0. 69 ; absolute difference, 1. 1 percent ; 95 percent confidence interval, -4. 4 to 6. 6 percent), as were the mean (+ / - SE) numbers of both ventilator-free days (13. 2 + / -0. 5 and 13. 5 + / -0. 5 ; P = 0. 58) and days not spent in the intensive care unit (12. 0 + / -0. 4 and 12. 5 + / -0. 5 ; P = 0. 40) to day 28.