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Table 3 Observed outcomes

From: Respiratory weakness after mechanical ventilation is associated with one-year mortality - a prospective study

Outcome after extubation

Low MIP

High MIP

Relative risk for MIP ≤30 cmH2O (95 % CI)

P value

Extubation failure, n (%)

14 (21)

4 (7)

3 (1.1, 9.6)

0.03

Tracheostomy, n (%)

1 (1.5)

1 (1.7)

0.8 (0.05, 13.3)

1

Death within 30 days, n (%)

12 (18)

2 (3.5)

5 (1.2, 21.9)

0.04

Death in ICU, n (%)

10 (15)

1 (1.7)

8.8 (1.1, 64.1)

0.01

Death in hospital, n (%)

2 (3)

1 (1.7)

1.7 (0.1-18.2)

1

Death after hospital discharge, n (%)

9 (13)

2 (3.5)

3.7 (0.9, 17)

0.06

ICU LOS (days), median (25th–75th percentile)

10 (7–16)

9 (5–12)

-

0.14

ICU readmission during the follow-up year, n (%)

6 (9)

4 (7)

1.3 (0.4, 2.7)

0.75

Non-ICU readmission during the follow-up year, n (%)

6 (9)

10 (17)

0.5 (0.2, 1.3)

0.18

  1. MIP maximal inspiratory pressure, CI confidence intervals, ICU Intensive Care Unit, LOS length of stay