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Table 2 Required sample sizes for 80 and 90% power, RR 0.80, 3% losses

From: Beta Agonist Lung Injury TrIal-2 (BALTI-2) trial protocol: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled of intravenous infusion of salbutamol in the acute respiratory distress syndrome

Placebo mortality

Salbutamol mortality

80% power

90% power

40%

32%

1164

1558

42%

33.6%

1076

1440

44%

35.2%

998

1334

46%

36.8%

926

1238

48%

38.4%

860

1148

50%

40%

798

1068