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Table 3 Events, complications and outcomes in CCI patients

From: The distinct clinical profile of chronically critically ill patients: a cohort study

n

95

MODS

71 (76)

Hemodyalisis

8 (9)

Respiratory events

 

   LOMVa

33 (24–50)

   Weaning attempts

11 ± 11

   Atelectasis

33 (35)

   Unplanned extubations

15 (17)

   Day of tracheotomya

16 ± 6

   Extubation failures

24 (26)

   Decannulation failures

22 (23)

   Successful decannulations

62 (66)

   Days to successful decannulation

40 ± 19

Neuromuscular events

 

   Axonal polyneuropathy

14 (15)

   Myopathy

3 (3)

   Infusion of neuromuscular relaxants

13 (14)

Neuropsychological events

 

   Intracranial hypertension

26 (28)

   Psychomotor agitation

15 (16)

GI and metabolic events

 

   Upper GI hemorrhage

16 (17)

   Diarrhea

44 (47)

   Ileus

31 (33)

   Enteral nutrition (days)

30 ± 21

   Enteral nutrition (interruptions/patient)

4 ± 3

   Interruptions related to patient problems

3 ± 2

   Interruptions related to tube problems

2 ± 1

   Parenteral nutrition (patients)

9 (14)

   Parenteral nutrition (days)

32 ± 32

  1. Data are shown as n (%), or mean ± standard deviation, unless specified. aMedian and 0.25 to 0.75 interquartile range. APACHE, Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; CCI, chronically critically ill; ICU, intensive care unit; LOMV, length of mechanical ventilation; LOSHospital, length of stay at the hospital; LOSICU, length of stay at the ICU; MODS, multiorgan dysfunction syndrome; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment; TISS, therapeutic intervention scoring system. GI, gastrointestinal.
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