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Table 2 Admission Diagnosis for Training and Prospective Groups by Weaning Outcome

From: Development and prospective validation of a model for predicting weaning in chronic ventilator dependent patients

 

Training Group

Prospective Group

 

Diagnosis

Weaned n = 18 (%)

Not Weaned n = 25 (%)

Weaned n = 19 (%)

Not weaned n = 12 (%)

p-value

Obstructive lung disease

1 (6)

1 (4)

2 (10)

1 (8)

NS

Acute lung injury

7 (39)

4 (16)

5 (27)

3 (25)

NS

Post surgery

2 (11)

1 (4)

2 (10)

0

NS

Other (cancer, trauma)

2 (11)

3 (12)

2 (10)

1 (8)

NS

Neurologic event

6 (33)

16 (65)

8 (43)

7 (59)

NS

  1. NS = not significant