Table 3.
Characteristics of training sessions.
| Training sessions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patient | Number of sessions | Number of days |
| 1 | 20 | 10 |
| 2 | 60 | 30 |
| 3 | 44 | 22 |
| 4 | 66 | 33 |
| Mean ± SD | 47 ± 20 | 23 ± 10 |
Training sessions of patients in the TEDS group; number of sessions required to achieve successful IMV withdrawal; number of days between the first training session and successful ventilator withdrawal.
SD standard deviation.