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Table 4 Clinical outcomes comparing patients who underwent UE with need for reintubation with patients who underwent UE without reintubation after UEa

From: Risk factors and outcomes after unplanned extubations on the ICU: a case-control study

Outcome cases

UE with reintubation

(n = 35)

UE without reintubation

(n = 39)

Mean difference

(95% CI)

P value

Mean LOS ICU, index timeb (days)

13

7

6 (12.29-0.23)

0.059

Mean LOS ICU, after UE (days)

26

3

23 (31.68-15.27)

<0.001

Mean length of total intubation (days)

38

9

29 (40.73-18.70)

<0.001

Mean LOS ICU (days)

40

10

30 (41.43-18.18)

<0.001

Mean LOS hospital (days)

61

28

33 (51.86-15.14)

<0.001

Mortality ICU, n (%)

13 (37)

0 (0)

-

<0.001

Mortality hospital, n (%)

13 (37)

1 (3)

-

<0.001

  1. aFollowing unplanned extubation (UE) (n = 74), patients without reintubation had significantly better outcomes than reintubated patients; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; LOS, length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit; bIndex time, sampling time for controls and time of UE for cases.