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Table 2 Primary admission medical and surgical diagnoses

From: Inspiratory muscle strength training improves weaning outcome in failure to wean patients: a randomized trial

Medical diagnosis

IMST

SHAM

TOTAL

Cardiovascular

   

   Acute congestive heart failure

1

.

1

   Myocardial infarct or unstable angina

1

.

1

Respiratory

   

   Adult respiratory distress syndrome

3

.

3

   Interstitial disease

1

.

1

   Pneumothorax

.

1

1

   Pulmonary vasculitis

.

1

1

Neurological

   

   Acute intracranial hemorrhage

1

.

1

Gastrointestinal

   

   Pancreatitis

1

1

2

Infectious/metabolic

   

   Sepsis with shock

2

2

4

TOTAL MEDICAL PATIENTS

10

5

15

Surgical diagnosis

IMST

SHAM

TOTAL

Cardiovascular

   

   Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

2

2

4

   Dissecting/ruptured aorta

1

1

2

   Cardiac valve replacement

.

1

1

   Peripheral artery bypass graft

1

.

1

   Multiple simultaneous procedures

.

2

2

   Other cardiovascular surgical procedures

2

.

2

Gastrointestinal

   

   Esophageal surgery - for neoplasm

5

2

7

   Esophageal surgery - not for neoplasm

1

1

2

   Gastrointestinal surgery - for neoplasm

.

1

1

   Gastrointestinal surgery - not for neoplasm

6

6

12

   Hepatobiliary surgery - for neoplasm

3

1

4

   Hepatobiliary surgery - not for neoplasm

1

.

1

Neurological

   

   Craniotomy, not for neoplasm

.

4

4

   Spinal surgery

.

2

2

   Spinal cord injury

.

1

1

Orthopedic

   

   Orthopedic surgery, not hip replacement

.

2

2

   Multiple simultaneous procedures

.

1

1

Miscellaneous

   

   Liver transplantation

2

1

3

   Full-thickness burns/skin grafting

1

1

2

TOTAL SURGICAL PATIENTS

25

29

54

  1. IMST, inspiratory muscle strength training.