Table 5 Patients’ characteristics and outcome grouped by ΔNTproBNP% cutoff value
Variables | ΔNT-proBNP%>23.3% | ΔNT-proBNP%≤23.3% | P |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 108 | n = 215 | ||
LVDS(mm) | 30(27–32) | 29(27–31) | 0.021 |
LVEF (%) | 65(62-69.75) | 67(63–71) | 0.015 |
Fluid balance during 24 h before SBT(ml) | 481(100–1047) | 366(-142-931) | 0.194 |
LOS in ICU(days) | 4(3–7) | 3(2–6) | 0.000 |
LOS in hospital(days) | 24.5(16.25-34) | 23(16–30) | 0.295 |
weaning failure,n(%) | 34(31.485) | 11(5.115) | 0.000 |
Hospital mortality,n(%) | 9(8.3) | 11(5.1) | 0.258 |