Table 4.
Primary and secondary outcomes | Control
group n = 103 |
ERACS (intervention group) n = 100 |
Comparison between groups |
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Time to extubation (hours) | 14.72 ± 33.15 [2–313] Med = 9 (5–13) |
6.69 ± 1.64 [4–15] Med = 6 (6–8) |
M-W p < 0.001 ANCOVA p = 0.022 QR p = 0.003 |
Hospital length of stay (days). | 8.88 ± 3.50 [4–25] Med = 8 (7–9) |
5.13 ± 1.34 [3–11] Med = 5 (4–6) |
M-W p <
0.001 ANCOVA p < 0.022 QR p < 0.003 |
95% confidence interval estimated using bootstrapping method | 78.26–9.60 | 4.95–5.05 | |
Time to ambulate (Sitting at the edge of the bed) (hours) |
40.43 ± 46.70 [13–313] Med = 23 (21–40) |
9.78 ± 2.03 [7–20] Med = 10 (8–11) |
M-W p <
0.001 ANCOVA p < 0.001 QR p < 0.001 |
95% confidence interval estimated using bootstrapping method | 22.02–23.98 | 9.16–10.84 | |
Opioid consumption in ICU milligram morphine equivalent (MMI) | 50.58 ± 11.93 [30–100] Med = 50 (40–55) |
11.58 ± 4.43 [5–25] Med = 10 (10–15) |
M-W p <
0.001 ANCOVA p < 0.001 QR p < 0.001 |