Table 1: Patient characteristics.
Patient
Characteristics |
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All Patients (n = 101) |
Successful Extubation (n = 90) |
Failed Extubation (n = 11) |
p value |
|
Median ± SD |
Median ± SD |
Median ± SD |
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Age
(years) |
69 ± 14.14 |
68 ± 14.50 |
72 ± 10.82 |
0.56 |
BMI |
23.33
± 3.33 |
23.31
± 3.47 |
23.7
± 1.81 |
0.87 |
APACHE
II Score |
19 ± 7.73 |
18.5
± 7.89 |
22 ± 6.44 |
0.49 |
SAPS
II score |
52 ± 12.02 |
52 ± 12.32 |
52 ± 8.48 |
0.36 |
Mechanical
Ventilation (days) |
4 ± 3.70 |
4 ± 3.43 |
5 ± 5.4 |
0.14 |
Pulse
Rate (min) |
88 ± 19.75 |
88 ± 9.48 |
89 ± 18.9 |
0.68 |
Breath
Rate (min) |
22 ± 5.53 |
21.5
± 5.39 |
24 ± 6.73 |
0.31 |
RSBI |
54 ± 25 |
56.5
± 23.94 |
47 ± 33.33 |
0.27 |
PiMax
(-) |
30 ± 9.98 |
30 ± 10.00 |
36 ± 10.09 |
0.59 |
VT
(ml) |
389 ±
172.02 |
382.50
± 175.22 |
459 ±
149.81 |
0.58 |
Hemoglobin
(g/dL) |
10.7
± 1.74 |
10.9
± 1.75 |
9.1 ±
1.10 |
0.002 |
Hematocrit
(%) |
32.10
± 5.06 |
32.7
± 5.05 |
28.1
± 2.95 |
0.001 |
ICU
stay (days) |
7 ± 7.04 |
6 ± 5.52 |
22 ± 7.78 |
<
0.001 |
RSBI:
rapid shallow breath index; PiMax: maximal
inspiratory pressure; VT: tidal volume; ICU: intensive care unit