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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Aug 1;91(2):S169–S175. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003177

TABLE 3.

Overall Patient Outcomes by Pre/Postintervention Period

Outcome Preintervention (n = 371) Postintervention (n = 201) Difference (95% Cl)
In-hospital mortality, n (%)
 Live 250 (94) 185 (92) 0.02 (−0.03 to 0.07)
 Died 21 (6) 16 (8)
Ventilator-free days Overall
 Mean (SD) 23.3 (8.7) 23.2 (9.2) 0.04 (−1.5 to 1.6)
 Median (IQR) 28.0 (24.0–28.0) 28.0 (24.0–28.0) n/a
 Ever mechanically ventilated only
 Mean (SD) 17.2 (10.3) 16.4 (11.1) 0.9 (−2.1 to 3.8)
 Median (IQR) 22.0 (6.0–26.0) 22.0 (1.0–26.0) n/a
Required mechanical ventilation, n (%) 161 (43) 78 (39) 0.05 (−0.04 to 0.1)
Hospital-free days
 Mean (SD) 73.8 (23.2) 71.7 (25.5) 2.09 (−2.2 to 6.4)
 Median (IQR) 83.0 (74.0–87.0) 83.0 (72.0–86.0) n/a
Length of stay
 Mean (SD) 12.9 (27.5) 11.8 (14.7) 1.1 (−2.4 to 4.6)
 Median (IQR) 6.0 (3.0–13.0) 7.0 (4.0–15) n/a

IQR, interquartile range; n/a, not applicable.