Table 3.
Clinical primary and secondary outcomes.
| Primary and secondary outcome measure | Intervention group (n = 63) |
Control group (n = 64) |
Odds Ratio (95%CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average length of hospital stay (days) | 9.79±5.84 | 12.67±5.87 | 0.006 | |
| Charges per case (¥) | 8269.6±3609.84 | 10905.00±5342.12 | 0.001 | |
| Days of mechanical ventilation (days) | 5.17±3.21 (n = 12) | 8.64±4.58 (n = 14) | 0.038 | |
| Ventilated/non-ventilated patients | 12/51 | 14/50 | 0.84(0.354-1.994) | 0.693 |
| 28-day mortality (all causes) | 2/63 (1.22%) | 0/64 (0%) | 0.969(0.928-1.102) | 0.496 |