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Table 1 Reasons for non-enrollment of 126 eligible patients

From: Probiotics: Prevention of Severe Pneumonia and Endotracheal Colonization Trial—PROSPECT: a pilot trial

 

Eligible non-enrolled patients

N = 126

No substitute decision maker available

65 (51.6)

Patient or substitute decision maker declined

30 (23.8)

Missed

13 (10.3)

Coenrollment not pursued

7 (5.6)

Coenrollment prohibited

3 (2.4)

Language barrier

3 (2.4)

Physician decline (family stress)

2 (1.6)

Research coordinator did not approach (family stress)

1 (0.8)

Industry prohibited coenrollment

1 (0.8)

International visitor

1 (0.8)

Unknown reason

0 (0.0)