Table 2.

Clinical outcomes during the pre-intervention and post-intervention period

Data expressed as median (Q1, Q3) or n (%).

Variable	Pre-intervention group (N=190)	Post-intervention group (N=144)
Hospital LOS (days)	25 (12, 45.7)	20 (10, 34)
PICU LOS (days)	9 (4, 16)	8 (4, 16)
VFD28 (days)	23.3 (15.9, 25.5)	23.2 (16.5, 26)
Lorazepam usage (n)	41 (21.5)	65 (45.1)
Lorazepam (mg/kg/ICU day)	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 0.019)
Adverse events
Unplanned extubation	8 (4.2)	2 (1.4)
Failed extubation	11 (5.8)	7 (4.9)
Cardiorespiratory arrest event	6 (3.2)	3 (2.1)
24-hour readmission	7 (3.7)	1 (0.7)
Total	32 (16.8)	13 (9.0)

LOS = length of stay, VFD28 = ventilator-free days up to 28 days.