Table 2.

Comparison data.

Data comparison between ICU patients with and without TCM treatment
Comparison items (mean ± SD)	With TCM	Without TCM
The final number of cases included in the research	N = 480	N = 259
ICU hospital stay (days)	17.29 ± 11.03	22.91 ± 16.30
Urinary catheter removal time (days)	5.02 ± 4.73	7.74 ± 5.00
Nasal feeding tube removal time (days)	9.38 ± 6.27	11.60 ± 7.39
Ventilator weaning time (days)	12.49 ± 7.90	12.41 ± 8.51
Time to first flatus after surgery (days)	1.02 ± 1.33	1.97 ± 1.58
Time to first improved muscle strength (days)	2.37 ± 0.48	2.29 ± 0.99
Evaluation of muscle strength at discharge (grade)	3.80 ± 1.95	3.05 ± 2.06
VAS score at discharge (score)	2.75 ± 2.08	3.09 ± 1.55
Number of cases of ICU-acquired delirium (n)	42	32
Number of cases of ICU-acquired weakness (n)	30	15