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Table 6 Complications occurring during intervention period

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

 

IMST

SHAM

Cardiovascular

  

   New angina diagnosis

1

1

   Deep vein thrombosis

1

4

   Myocardial infarction

0

2

   Pericardial effusion

0

2

   Hypertensive crisis

10

4

Respiratory

  

   Aspiration pneumonia

3

1

   Pneumonia or tracheobronchitis

13

13

   Pneumothorax

0

1

   Pleural effusion

9

3

   Mucus plug

1

3

   Other

2

7

Infections

  

   Vancomycin-resistant enterococci

11

4

   Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

6

4

   Cytomegalovirus

1

2

   Indwelling line-associated sepsis

6

5

   Urinary tract infection

13

7

   Sepsis with shock

6

2

   Sepsis without shock

6

7

   Other

10

9

Gastrointestinal

  

   Ascites

1

0

   Clostridium difficile colitis

2

0

   Gastrointestinal hemorrhage

7

6

   Hepatic failure

0

1

Renal

  

   Acute renal insufficiency

1

0

   Renal failure

2

1

Other

  

   Tracheal bleeding

2

4

   Cardiac arrest/cardiopulmonary resuscitation

2

4

   Death

3

3

  1. IMST, inspiratory muscle strength training.