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Table 4 Long-term outcome of patients after outside OR airway management

From: Emergent airway management outside of the operating room – a retrospective review of patient characteristics, complications and ICU stay

Complications and outcome

(n = 275)

Pneumonia

33 (12%)

Average intubation days

7.1 ± 8.8

Tracheostomy

64 (23.3%)

Average time until tracheostomy

9.2 ± 7.4

Hospital stay

22.3 ± 19.6 days

ICU stay

13.7 ± 15.3 days

ICU readmission rate

7.3%

Reintubations

112 out of 336 intubations (33.3%)

Reintubated patients

51 out of 275 patients (18.5%)

Mortality

 Overall mortality

102 (37.1%)

 30-day in hospital mortality

87 (31.6%)

 Cerebral performance category upon discharge

3.1 ± 1.6

  1. Cerebral performance category:
  2. 1.Full recovery
  3. 2.Moderate cerebral disability but independent in activities of daily living
  4. 3.Severe cerebral disability, dependent in activities of daily living
  5. 4.Persistent vegetative state
  6. 5.Brain dead