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Table 5 Variables independently associated with the physician decision to accept or reject the participation in the RCT protocol: logistic regression analysis

From: A randomized clinical trial for the timing of tracheotomy in critically ill patients: factors precluding inclusion in a single center study

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Sequential organ failure assessment, difference

0.85

0.79 to 0.91

0.001

Weekend admission

0.47

0.26 to 0.85

0.012

Neuromuscular blocker use

1.90

1.11 to 3.25

0.018

Age

1.01

1.00 to 1.03

0.010

Inhaled nitric oxide

1.98

0.95 to 4.09

0.066