Treatment and outcome data
| Total | Pure GHB group | Combined GHB group | p Value* | |
| (n=505) | (n=120) | (n=385) | ||
| Treatment | ||||
| No | 369 (74%) | 100 (84%) | 269 (71%) | <0.01 |
| Yes | 131 (26%) | 19 (16%) | 112 (29%) | |
| Not reported | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Type of treatment (% calculated respect to treated patients) | ||||
| Only supportive | 94 (72%) | 14 (74%) | 80 (71%) | 1.00 |
| Supportive plus other | 37 (28%) | 5 (26%) | 32 (29%) | |
| Use of antidotes (% calculated respect to treated patients) | ||||
| No | 96 (73%) | 14 (74%) | 82 (73%) | 1,00 |
| Yes | 35 (27%) | 5 (26%) | 30 (27%) | |
| Time to achieve GCS=15 from ED arrival (minutes; mean±SD) | 59±52 | 58±39 | 71±54 | <0.001 |
| Mechanical ventilation | ||||
| No | 492 (98%) | 120 (100%) | 372 (97%) | <0.05 |
| Yes | 13 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 13 (3%) | |
| ED/hospital stay >12 h | ||||
| No | 44 (9%) | 9 (8%) | 35 (9%) | 0.71 |
| Yes | 461 (91%) | 111 (92%) | 350 (91%) | |
↵* p Value is calculated excluding not reported cases.
ED, emergency department; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale.