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Table 2 Incidence and the estimated quality-adjusted life expectancy for cancer patients undergone prolonged mechanical ventilationa

From: Incidence, life expectancy and prognostic factors in cancer patients under prolonged mechanical ventilation: a nationwide analysis of 5,138 cases during 1998-2007

Type of cancer

Number of ICU admissions

Incidence of PMV per 100 ICU admissions (95% CI)

QALE in QALY units (SE)

   

Partial cognition

Poor

cognition

Lung

6,114

14.9 (8.4 to 23.5)

0.23 (0.06)

0.11 (0.03)

Others

608

14.3 (8.4 to 23.5)

-b

-b

Male genital

2,197

14.2 (8.4 to 23.5)

0.33 (0.14)

0.15 (0.06)

Brain & nervous system

1,490

14.0 (7.7 to 24.5)

0.35 (0.19)

0.16 (0.08)

Lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue

2,242

13.3 (7.7 to 22.2)

0.35 (0.16)

0.16 (0.06)

Esophagus

1,781

13.0 (6.9 to 22.2)

0.30 (0.13)

0.14 (0.07)

Skin

579

13.1 (7.7 to 22.2)

-b

-b

Thyroid

432

12.3 (6.9 to 21.0)

-b

-b

Stomach

2,647

11.1 (6.2 to 19.7)

0.28 (0.13)

0.13 (0.04)

Colorectal

6,213

10.6 (5.5 to 18.4)

0.45 (0.11)

0.20 (0.06)

Urinary organs

2,883

10.4 (5.5 to 18.4)

0.26 (0.08)

0.12 (0.04)

Bone and connective tissue

339

10.3 (5.5 to 18.4)

-b

-b

Breast

2,072

9.9 (4.8 to 17.1)

0.34 (0.17)

0.16 (0.06)

Head and neck

7,074

8.8 (4.1 to 15.8)

0.48 (0.21)

0.22 (0.08)

Female genital

2,342

8.5 (4.1 to 15.8)

0.28 (0.23)

0.12 (0.11)

Pancreas and other GI organs

1,097

8.0 (3.5 to 15.8)

-b

-b

Liver

6,625

4.3 (1.6 to 10.2)

0.12 (0.07)

0.06 (0.02)

  1. aCI, confidence interval; GI, gastrointestinal; ICU, intensive care unit; QALY, quality-adjusted life year; SE, standard error of the mean. bQALE could not be calculated because of violation of assumption or small numbers.