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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: There were more days alive without mechanical ventilation in the colloids group vs the crystalloids group by 7 days (mean : 2. 1 vs 1. 8 days, respectively ; mean difference, 0. 30 [95 % CI, 0. 09 to 0. 48] days ; P =. 01) and by 28 days (mean : 14. 6 vs 13. 5 days ; mean difference, 1. 10 [95 % CI, 0. 14 to 2. 06] days ; P =. 01) and alive without vasopressor therapy by 7 days (mean : 5. 0 vs 4. 7 days ; mean difference, 0. 30 [95 % CI, -0. 03 to 0. 50] days ; P =. 04) and by 28 days (mean : 16. 2 vs 15. 2 days ; mean difference, 1. 04 [95 % CI, -0. 04 to 2. 10] days ; P =. 03).