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Table 2 Clinical outcomes of patients receiving mechanical ventilation for at least 14 days

From: Is tracheostomy a better choice than translaryngeal intubation for critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 14 days? A comparison of short-term outcomes

 

Translaryngeal tube (n = 344)

Tracheostomy (n = 164)

p value

Duration of MV, days

26 (21–35)

37 (25–51)

<0.001

Weaning rate, n (%)

139 (40 %)

113 (69 %)

<0.001

Transition to regional hospitals, n (%)

62 (18 %)

40 (24 %)

0.120

Time to transition, days

28 (21–40)

54 (44–80)

<0.001

ICU length of stay, days

25 (20–33)

40 (25–55)

<0.001

Hospital length of stay, days

30 (22–45)

59 (45–94)

<0.001

ICU mortality, n (%)

147 (43 %)

28 (17 %)

<0.001

Hospital mortality, n (%)

186 (54 %)

36 (22 %)

<0.001

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise stated
  2. Abbreviations: MV Mechanical ventilation, ICU Intensive care unit