Table 2 Patients demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 128)
Time of assessment | Characteristics | Total (N = 128) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Age (years) – N = 128 | Mean (SD) | 65.0 (16.5) |
Min – Max | 18.0–89.0 | ||
Gender (%) – N = 128 | Male | 50.0 | |
Previous days of mechanical ventilation (days) – N = 111 | Mean (SD) | 78.1 (134.9) | |
Min – Max | 11.0–1025.0 | ||
Median | 46.0 | ||
Q1 – Q3 | 32.0–71.0 | ||
Primary diagnosis (%) – N = 128 | Post-Acute Lung Injury | 6.3 | |
COPD/Chronic Lung Disease | 34.4 | ||
Neuromuscular Disorders | 18.8 | ||
Post-Operative | 8.6 | ||
Cardiovascular Disorders | 9.4 | ||
Trauma (Spinal Cord and Head Injury) | 5.5 | ||
Cerebrovascular Disorders | 10.9 | ||
Other | 6.3 | ||
Use of (%) – N = 128 | Non-invasive ventilation | 6.3 | |
Invasive ventilation | 90.6 | ||
Tracheostomy collar | 3.1 | ||
MRC scale quadriceps (%) – N = 128 | 0–2 | 48.4 | |
3 | 20.3 | ||
4–5 | 28.9 | ||
Missing | 2.3 | ||
MRC scale biceps (%) – N = 128 | 0–2 | 35.9 | |
3 | 27.3 | ||
4–5 | 34.4 | ||
Missing | 2.3 | ||
SOFA score (%) – N = 128 | 0–2 | 83.6 | |
3–8 | 16.4 | ||
GCS score – N = 128 | 1–8 | 9.4 | |
9–12 | 13.3 | ||
13–15 | 77.3 | ||
DNS score – N = 128 | Mean (SD) | 20.4 (6.3) | |
Min – Max | 3.0–32.0 | ||
EQ-5D VAS – N = 110 | Mean (SD) | 47.5 (18.1) | |
Min – Max | 10.0–100.0 | ||
Day 30 | CGIC (%) – N = 128 | Much worse | 6.3 |
Worse | 6.3 | ||
Same status | 42.2 | ||
Better | 25.8 | ||
Much better | 11.7 | ||
Missing | 7.8 | ||