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Table 4 Case-matched study: demographic and clinical characteristics of patients mechanically ventilated 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 = 164)

Tracheostomy (n = 164)

p value

Age, years

68 (54–77)

64 (51–74)

0.749

Male, n (%)

108 (66)

110 (67)

0.899

MICU, n (%)

87 (53)

94 (57)

0.464

APACHE II score

24.3 ± 7.4

23.2 ± 7.5

0.448

Do-not-resuscitate order

44 (27)

39 (24)

0.568

NIV after extubation, n (%)

26 (16)

24 (15)

0.871

Diagnosis of ICU admission, n (%)

Pneumonia

75 (46)

94 (57)

0.033

Sepsis

68 (42)

68 (42)

1.000

Cardiovascular or vascular disorder

13 (8)

12 (7)

1.000

Trauma

17 (10)

23 (14)

0.361

Brain disorder

70 (43)

76 (46)

0.571

Gastrointestinal disorder

42 (26)

51 (31)

0.328

CCI score

2 (1–3)

2 (0–3)

0.836

Comorbidities, n (%)

Diabetes

55 (34)

66 (40)

0.235

Chronic lung disease

36 (22)

37 (23)

1.000

Chronic heart disease

30 (18)

29 (18)

1.000

Chronic liver disease

14 (9)

12 (7)

0.839

Chronic renal disease

35 (21)

30 (18)

0.575

Malignancy

44 (27)

44 (27)

1.000

Connective tissue disease

1 (1)

1 (1)

1.000

Neuromuscular disease

8 (5)

10 (6)

0.804

PaO2/FiO2

w1

302.1 ± 137.7

266.6 ± 132.0

0.899

w2

312.0 ± 101.9

293.6 ± 110.0

0.734

WBC (× 103/μl)

w1

11.9 (9.0–14.4)

10.8 (8.4–15.9)

0.901

w2

10.7 (8.1–12.8)

11.5 (7.9–14.9)

0.449

Platelet (× 103/μl)

w1

181.0 (122.0–226.0)

148.0 (102.5–195.3)

0.516

w2

183.3 ± 100.6

170.1 ± 99.2

0.978

BUN (mg/dl)

w1

18.0 (13.0–35.0)

28.5 (14.3–49.8)

0.774

w2

38.0 (24.0–69.0)

44.0 (22.0–65.3)

0.706

Creatinine (mg/dl)

w1

1.1 (0.8–2.5)

1.0 (0.8–2.0)

0.111

w2

1.3 (0.7–2.4)

1.0 (0.6–2.4)

0.327

Transition to regional hospitals, n (%)a

39 (24)

40 (24)

0.808

Time to transition, daysb

27 (21–45)

54 (44–80)

0.009

Duration of MV, daysb

28 (21–35)

37 (25–51)

<0.001

Weaning rate, n (%)a

65 (40)

113 (69)

<0.001

ICU length of stay, daysb

27 (21–34)

40 (25–55)

<0.001

Hospital length of stay, daysb

30 (23–46)

59 (45–94)

<0.001

ICU mortality, n (%)a

63 (38)

28 (17)

<0.001

Hospital mortality, n (%)a

76 (46)

36 (22)

<0.001

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise stated
  2. aCompared with general estimation equation analysis, adjusted for pneumonia
  3. bCompared with mixed-model analysis, adjusted for pneumonia
  4. Abbreviations: APACHE II Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, MICU Medical intensive care unit, MV Mechanical ventilation, NIV Noninvasive ventilation, ICU Intensive care unit, PaO 2 /FiO 2 Ratio of the partial pressure of arterial oxygen to the fraction of inspired oxygen, WBC White blood cell count, w1 Data collected within days 1–5 after ICU admission, w2 Data collected within days 8–12 after ICU admission