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Patient demographics |
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| Parameters |
Total cohort |
Successful extubation |
Failed extubation |
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| n |
153 |
93 |
60 |
| Age (years) |
70 (60–78) |
70 (60–77) |
70 (59–79) |
| Male (n [%]) |
70 (45.8) |
37 (39.7) |
33 (55) |
| APACHE II score |
21 (17–28) |
21 (17–29) |
21 (16–26) |
| Etiology of respiratory failure |
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| Pulmonary |
105 (68.6) |
67 (72) |
38 (63.3) |
| Cardiac |
14 (9.2) |
10 (10.8) |
4 (6.7) |
| Neurologic |
10 (6.5 |
5 (5.4) |
5 (8.3) |
| Renal |
2 (1.3) |
2 (2.2) |
0 (0) |
| Other |
16 (10.5) |
6 (6.5) |
10 (16.7) |
| Surgical service |
32 (20.9) |
10 (10.8) |
22 (36.7) |
| Gastrointestinal |
15 (9.8) |
3 (3.2) |
12 (20.0) |
| Vascular |
8 (5.3) |
2 (2.2) |
6 (10.0) |
| Thoracic |
6 (6.9) |
2 (2.2) |
4 (6.7) |
| Obstetric/gynecologic |
1 (0.6) |
1 (1.1) |
0 (0.0) |
| Days before initiation of weaning |
1 (0.5–2) |
1.25 (1–2.4) |
1 (0.5–2) |
| Pre-extubation (days) |
3 (1–7) |
4 (2–7) |
2 (1–5) |
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Data presented as median (interquartile range) or as n (%). APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation. | |||
Seymour et al. Critical Care 2004 8:R322 doi:10.1186/cc2913 |
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