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Table 2 Length of stay, duration of treatment, complications, and mortality

From: Effect of an analgo-sedation protocol for neurointensive patients: a two-phase interventional non-randomized pilot study

 

Observational period

(n = 106)

Intervention period

(n = 109)

P Value

Hospital stay, n (mean days) SD

12 (1 to 34) 7.9

12 (2 to 42) 8.8

.861

NICU stay, n (mean days) SD

9 (1 to 28) 6.6

9 (1 to 33) 7.1

.526

Mechanical ventilation, mean days (range) SD

6 (1 to 24) 5.3

7 (1 to 25) 6.2

.346

Sedation, mean days (range) SD

5 (1 to 19) 3.9

5 (1 to 18) 4.0

.575

Unplanned extubation, n (%)

7 (1%)

8 (3%)

 

NICU mortality, n (%)

32 (30%)

25 (24%)

.353

  1. Length of stay and duration of treatment (t-test) and unplanned extubation (Chi-Square test).