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Table 4 Patient characteristics according to outcome

From: Respective contribution of intensive care unit-acquired limb muscle and severe diaphragm weakness on weaning outcome and mortality: a post hoc analysis of two cohorts

 

Survivors n = 95 (82%)

Non-survivors n = 21 (18%)

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Men, n (%)

62 (65)

15 (71)

0.588

Age, years

57 (48–67)

65 (56–75)

0.035

Body mass index, kg/m2

24 (21–28)

25 (22–29)

0.282

Medical conditions

 Chronic heart failure, n (%)

13 (14)

4 (19)

0.529

 COPD, n (%)

13 (14)

4 (19)

0.529

Reason for ICU admission

 Shock, n (%)

29 (32)

8 (33)

0.876

 Coma, n (%)

25 (28)

2 (14)

0.181

 Acute respiratory failure, n (%)

41 (43)

11 (52)

0.442

On admission

 SOFA

5 (4–9)

8 (4–15)

0.100

 Sepsis admission

61 (64)

16 (76)

0.293

At inclusion

 MV before inclusion, days

5 (2–9)

7 (5–12)

0.056

Muscle assessment

 S-ICU-DD, n (%)

34 (36)

14 (67)

0.009

 Ptr,stim, cmH2O

8.4 (5.7–13.0)

4.1 (2.8–8.4)

0.001

 ICU-AW, n (%)

48 (50)

18 (86)

0.005

 MRC score

47 (35–55)

32 (19–51)

< 0.0001

  1. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range) or n (%)
  2. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, MV mechanical ventilation, Ptr,stim endotracheal tube pressure induced by bilateral phrenic nerve stimulation during airway occlusion, S-ICU-DD severe intensive care unit-acquired diaphragm dysfunction, ICU-AW intensive care unit-acquired weakness, MRC Medical Research Council
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