Tracheostomy | No tracheostomy | P value | |
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Number (%) or median (Q1-Q3) | Number (%) or median (Q1-Q3) | ||
Days of mechanical ventilation | |||
All patients | 21.5 (13–33) | 7 (4–13) | <.0001 |
Patient alive at hospital discharge | 21 (14–32) | 7 (4–12) | <.0001 |
Ventilator-free days | |||
All patients | 0 (0–13) | 15 (0–23) | <.0001 |
Patient alive at hospital discharge (n = 181, n = 1114) | 8 (0–15) | 22 (17–25) | <.0001 |
Length of ICU stay (days)° | |||
All patients | 11 (5–23) | 8 (4–15) | <.0001 |
Patient alive at hospital discharge (n = 229, n = 1309) | 12 (6–24) | 9 (5–16) | 0.0005 |
Length of hospital stay (days)° | |||
All patients | 24 (9–44) | 14 (7–27) | <.0001 |
Patient alive at hospital discharge (n = 200, n = 1165) | 29.5 (15–50.5) | 20 (12–35) | <.0001 |
Hospital mortality | |||
28-day* (n = 308, n = 2061) | 72 (23.4) | 786 (38.1) | <.0001 |
60-day* (n = 308, n = 2061) | 91 (29.5) | 847 (41.1) | 0.0001 |
90-day* (n = 308, n = 2061) | 95 (30.8) | 861 (41.8) | 0.0003 |
Limitation of life-sustaining therapies or measures decision (n = 308, n = 2061) | 63 (20.4) | 515 (24.9) | 0.0844 |