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Table 3 Factors associated with successful weaning and survival in mechanical ventilation patients as determined by using stepwise logistic regression

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

 

Successful weaning

Survival

 

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

APACHE II <18

0.61 (0.48-0.79)

< 0.01*

0.61 (0.47-0.79)

< 0.01*

Albumin >2.5 g/dL

1.54 (1.22-1.95)

< 0.01*

1.80 (1.40-2.31)

< 0.01*

BUN <40 mg/dL

0.54 (0.42-0.70)

< 0.01*

0.45 (0.34-0.59)

< 0.01*

Performing tracheostomy

1.34 (0.99-1.82)

0.06

1.72 (1.26-2.34)

< 0.01*

  1. Abbreviations: APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; OR, odds ratio. An APACHE II score >18 indicates more-severe disease. Albumin >2.5 indicates adequate nourishment. BUN >40 indicates abnormal metabolism. *A variable significantly associated with successful weaning or survival (P < 0.05).
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