Table 2.
Results of the general trial
| PRVC (n = 22) | VC (n = 22) | P | |
| Days on ventilator | 7.0 (3.8-10.3) | 6.2 (3.8-8.5) | ns |
| Failing | 0/22 | 2/22 | ns |
| Survival | 12/22 | 11/22 | ns |
Days on ventilator = median (95% confidence limits) number of days spent on mechanical ventilation; Failing = number of patients failing the assigned mode of ventilation; Survival = survival in the two groups.