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Patient characteristics at enrollment |
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| Characteristic |
Early Extubation |
Delayed extubation |
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| Number of patients |
8 |
8 |
| Number of women (%) |
2 (25.0) |
3 (37.5) |
| Age, years |
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| Mean (SD) |
64.2 (21.1) |
54.6 (19.4) |
| Range |
36 to 92 |
30 to 93 |
| Aetiology |
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| Tumour |
0 |
3 |
| Stroke |
2 |
1 |
| Trauma |
4 |
2 |
| ICH |
1 |
1 |
| SAH |
1 |
1 |
| Glasgow coma score |
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| Mean (SD) |
6.6 (0.7) |
6.6 (0.7) |
| Range |
6 to 8 |
5 to 7 |
| Airway care score |
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| Mean (SD) |
5.4 (0.7) |
4.8 (1.4) |
| Range |
4 to 6 |
3 to 6 |
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ICH = intracerebral haemorrhage; SAH = subarachnoid haemorrhage; SD = standard deviation. | ||
Manno et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R138 doi:10.1186/cc7112 |
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