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

Table 4

Effect of reporting having weaning protocols on ventilator time and length of ICU stay.

	ICUs ()	Weaning protocols	Number of stays	Median (days)	Mean (days)	Difference (days)
Time on ventilator	18	Yes	3,007	4.6	7.8	Mean difference = 0.9; 95% CI = 0.6–1.5,
	15	No	2,272	4.0	6.9
Length of ICU stay	18	Yes	3,007	6.1	9.6	Mean difference = 1.3; 95% CI = 1.0–2.0,
	15	No	2,272	5.1	8.3

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