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Table 2 Reasons for intubation

From: Timing of tracheostomy as a determinant of weaning success in critically ill patients: a retrospective study

Reason for intubation

Total (n = 163)

Successful weaning (n = 78)

Failure to wean (n = 85)

P

Pulmonary disease

107

46 (59.0%)

61 (71.8%)

0.1

Infectious disease

18

7 (9.0%)

11 (12.9%)

0.5

Neurological disease

28

20 (25.6%)

8 (9.4%)

0.007

Circulatory disease

10

5 (6.4%)

5 (5.9%)

1.0

  1. Shown are the reasons for intubation of the 163 patients who underwent tracheostomy, and differences between patients who weaned successfully and those who failed to wean.
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