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Table 2 Summary of outcome variables in the tracheostomy and translaryngeal tube groups

From: Prolonged mechanical ventilation in a respiratory-care setting: a comparison of outcome between tracheostomized and translaryngeal intubated patients

Variable

Tracheostomy

(n = 985)

Translaryngeal tube

(n = 227)

P value

Length of stay (days)§

82 (12, 806)

64 (1, 424)

< 0.01*

RCC length of stay (days)§

22 (0, 151)

14 (0, 151)

< 0.01*

Total MV days§

53 (8, 246)

41 (0, 216)

< 0.01*

Weaned†

549 (55.74%)

136 (59.91%)

0.25

In-hospital mortality†

303 (30.76%)

102 (44.93%)

< 0.01*

RCC mortality†

210 (69.31%)

69 (67.65%)

0.75

  1. Abbreviations: MV, mechanical ventilation; RCC, respiratory care center. Data are presented as number (%). *A statistically significant between-group difference (P < 0.05). † Compared with Student's t test. §Compared with the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.