Table 1 Patient characteristics and clinical outcomes for study cohort (n = 74)
From: Tracheostomy timing and the duration of weaning in patients with acute respiratory failure
Patient characteristic | |
Gender, male | 49 (66%) |
Age (years) | 47 (35–56) |
Multiple trauma victim | 48 (66%) |
Number of days from intubation to meeting readiness-to-wean criteria | 4 (3–6) |
Number of days from meeting readiness-to-wean criteria to starting weaning | 1 (0–3) |
Clinical outcomes | |
Number of days of mechanical ventilation | 12 (8–21) |
Number of days weaning | 4 (2–13) |
Tracheostomy | 46 (62%) |
Fatigue during weaning | 36 (49%) |
Pneumonia | 20 (27%) |
Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation | 68 (92%) |
Lived | 69 (93%) |