Table 3 |
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Patient outcomes |
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| Parameters |
Successful extubation |
Failed extubation |
P |
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| ICU LOS postextubation (days) |
1 (0.3–2) |
10 (7–15) |
<0.01 |
| ICU discharge disposition |
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| Step-down unit |
40 (43) |
35 (58.3) |
0.070 |
| Floor |
48 (51.6) |
13 (21.7) |
<0.01 |
| Died in ICU |
1 (1.1) |
7 (11.7) |
<0.01 |
| Post-ICU LOS (days) |
8.3 ± 7.3 |
11.2 ± 10.7 |
0.070 |
| Hospital LOS postextubation (days) |
6 (4–11) |
17 (12–23) |
<0.01 |
| Hospital mortality |
9 (9.7) |
11 (18.3) |
0.144 |
| Total hospital charges (×US$1000) |
23 (15–34) |
48 (34–76) |
<0.01 |
| Cost per hospital day (×US$1000) |
1.7 ± 0.5 |
2.0± 0.4 |
<0.01 |
| Tracheostomy |
7 (7.5) |
7 (11.7) |
0.402 |
| Total mechanical ventilation (days) |
4 (2–8) |
10 (6–16) |
<0.01 |
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Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or n (%). ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay. |
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Seymour et al. Critical Care 2004 8:R322 doi:10.1186/cc2913 |
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