|
Age in years (median (IQR))
|
58 (21)
|
54 (28)
|
0.11
|
|
Female gender (n (%))
|
39 (42%)
|
56 (52%)
|
0.29
|
|
Body mass index in kg/m2 (median (IQR))
|
27 (6)
|
27 (8)
|
0.55
|
|
Diagnosis (n (%))
| | | |
|
-Subarachnoid hemorrhage
|
27 (29%)
|
25 (23%)
|
0.14
|
|
-Traumatic brain injury
|
15 (16%)
|
14 (13%)
|
0.66
|
|
-Intracerebral hemorrhage
|
15 (16%)
|
20 (19%)
|
0.24
|
|
-Acute ischemic stroke
|
11 (12%)
|
15 (14%)
|
0.28
|
|
-Neuromuscular respiratory failure
|
6 (6%)
|
10 (9%)
|
0.30
|
|
-Spinal cord injury
|
5 (5%)
|
8 (7%)
|
0.33
|
|
-Status epilepticus
|
8 (9%)
|
5 (5%)
|
0.72
|
|
-Other
|
3 (3%)
|
7 (7%)
|
0.46
|
|
-Brain tumor
|
3 (3%)
|
3 (3%)
|
0.99
|
|
Days from admission to tracheostomy (median (IQR))
|
5 (6)
|
6 (6)
|
0.18
|
|
APACHE II score (median (IQR))
|
18 (7)
|
19 (10)
|
0.19
|
|
PEEP at time of procedure in cmH2O (median (IQR))
|
5 (0)
|
5 (3)
|
0.42
|
|
Cervical spine immobilized (n (%))
|
10 (11%)
|
15 (14%)
|
0.44
|
|
Coagulopathy (n (%))
|
12 (13%)
|
14 (13%)
|
0.79
|
|
Repeat tracheostomy (n (%))
|
0 (0%)
|
2 (2%)
|
0.99
|
