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Table 1 Characteristics of ICU patients under the two weaning protocols: respiratory physiotherapy–driven weaning and automatic weaning (SmartCare™ mode)

From: Smart Care™ versus respiratory physiotherapy–driven manual weaning for critically ill adult patients: a randomized controlled trial

 

Weaning mode

p Value

Respiratory physiotherapy–driven (n =35)

SmartCare™ (n =35)

n

%

n

%

Diagnosis at ICU admission

 

Cardiac

2

5.7 %

1

2.9 %

0.722

Gastrointestinal

7

20.0 %

6

17.1 %

Hepatic

7

20.0 %

6

17.1 %

Infection

3

8.6 %

8

22.9 %

Neurologic

2

5.7 %

2

5.7 %

Oncologic

0

0.0 %

1

2,9 %

Orthopedic

1

2.9 %

0

0.0 %

Respiratory

13

37.1 %

11

31.4 %

Total

35

100.0 %

35

100.0 %

Age, yr

 

66 ± 18 (20–93)

62 ± 19 (33–97)

0.388

Sex

 

Male

17 (49 %)

22 (63 %)

0.336

 

Female

18 (51 %)

13 (37 %)