Skip to main content

Table 3 Pre-tracheostomy conditions

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

Parameter

Total (n = 163)

Successful weaning (n = 78)

Failure to wean (n = 85)

P

Albumin (g/dl)

2.7 ± 0.5

2.7 ± 0.4

2.6 ± 0.5

0.2

AST (U/l)

44.2 ± 49.6

47.5 ± 63.2

41.2 ± 32.5

0.4

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.5 ± 1.7

1.4 ± 1.8

1.6 ± 1.6

0.6

Haemoglobin (g/dl)

10.5 ± 1.3

10.6 ± 1.3

10.4 ± 1.2

0.4

WBC count (cells/μl)

11993 ± 5474

11110 ± 4570

12803 ± 6104

0.05

Platelet (cell × 103/μl)

192.2 ± 113.7

217.9 ± 116.3

168.7 ± 106.4

0.005

PaO2/FiO2 ratio

261.5 ± 93.6

284.5 ± 85.5

240.7 ± 96.1

0.003

pH

7.4 ± 0.1

7.4 ± 0.1

7.4 ± 0.1

0.2

Paco2 (mmHg)

40.9 ± 11.3

39.5 ± 7.5

42.2 ± 13.8

0.1

  1. Shown are the pre-tracheostomy conditions in the 163 patients who underwent tracheostomy, and differences between patients who weaned successfully and those who failed to wean. AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CNS, central nervous system; FiO2, fractional inspired oxygen; PaO2, arterial oxygen tension; PaCO2, arterial carbon dioxide tension; WBC, white blood cell.
Back to article page

Critical Care

ISSN: 1364-8535