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Table 2 Summary of the results of forward logistic regression with the occurrence of at least one episode of weaning-induced pulmonary oedema as the dependent variable

From: Cardiac dysfunction induced by weaning from mechanical ventilation: incidence, risk factors, and effects of fluid removal

Explaining variable

Odds ratio (95 % CI)

P value

Previous COPD

8.7 (2.0–37.3)

0.003

Previous structural cardiopathy

4.5 (1.4–14.1)

0.001

Obesity

3.6 (1.2–12.6)

0.03

  1. CI confidence interval, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease