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Table 3 Patient characteristics at enrollment

From: A prospective trial of elective extubation in brain injured patients meeting extubation criteria for ventilatory support: a feasibility study

Characteristic

Early Extubation

Delayed extubation

Number of patients

8

8

Number of women (%)

2 (25.0)

3 (37.5)

Age, years

  

   Mean (SD)

64.2 (21.1)

54.6 (19.4)

   Range

36 to 92

30 to 93

Aetiology

  

   Tumour

0

3

   Stroke

2

1

   Trauma

4

2

   ICH

1

1

   SAH

1

1

Glasgow coma score

  

   Mean (SD)

6.6 (0.7)

6.6 (0.7)

   Range

6 to 8

5 to 7

Airway care score

  

   Mean (SD)

5.4 (0.7)

4.8 (1.4)

   Range

4 to 6

3 to 6

  1. ICH = intracerebral haemorrhage; SAH = subarachnoid haemorrhage; SD = standard deviation.