Research Article

Relation of Reported Sedation and Ventilator Weaning Practices to Ventilator Time in Norwegian Intensive Care Units

Table 3

Effect of reporting having sedation guidelines on ventilator time (VT) and length of ICU stay (LOS).

ICUs ()Sedation guidelinesNumber of staysMedian (days)Mean (days)Difference (days)

Time on ventilator13Yes2,5294.67.9Mean difference = 0.9
95% CI = 0.5–1.4,
20No2,7504.07.0

Length of ICU stay13Yes2,5295.99.4Mean difference = 0.7
95% CI = 0.4–1.4,
20No2,7505.58.7

Stays resulting in death in the ICU, transfer, or ventilator time <24 hours were excluded.