highly significantp < 0.0001
Looking at all SBT, which were terminated due to exhaustion, shows that the duration of the SBT has a highly significant impact on EAdi ( p < 0.0001).
Looking at all SBT, which were terminated due to exhaustion, shows that the duration of the SBT has a highly significant impact on EAdi ( p < 0.0001).
The extent of muscle loss was however lower in those receiving the enhanced physiotherapy, although this did not reach statistical significance (Quads 3 % vs 13 %. p = 0.14317; Biceps 6 % vs 13 %, p = 0.12033).
However, the number of patients with 28 days ICU mortality in the simvastatin group was lower compared to standard group; but survival failed to reach statistical significance.
Socioeconomic and religious criteria are clearly of marginal significance.
Though not significantly associated with weaning, ventricular fibrillation and asystole showed a trend towards early and later weaning, respectively, compared to Pulseless Electrical Activity.