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Table 4 Comparing the mean length of weaning (hours), length of mechanical ventilation (days) and the length of stay in the ICU in the intervention and control groups

From: The effect of planned presence of the family at the time of weaning on the length of weaning from mechanical ventilation in patients with brain injury admitted to intensive care units

Variebles

Case

Control

p-value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Length of Weaning/hours

2.1

2.7

1.3

2.5

t = 1.33

P = .26

Length of Mechanical ventilation /Day

6

4.2

10.3

7.3

t = 2.2

P = .03

Length of stay ICU/Day

15.1

6.1

22.3

7.2

t = 2.14

P = .03