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Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics in patients with extubation success and failure

From: Application of bedside ultrasound in predicting the outcome of weaning from mechanical ventilation in elderly patients

Variable

Extubation success (n = 69)

Extubation failure (n = 32)

p value

Age, years (IQR)

70 (65–87)

68 (66–89)

0.760

Male sex (%)

35 (74.5)

7 (53.8)

0.181

Body mass index, kg/m2 (IQR)

21.4 (19.0–24.9)

22.3 (20.2–23.5)

0.859

Simplified acute physiology score III (IQR)

71 (63–77)

59 (51–81)

0.190

APACHE II

14.5 (10–22)

15.2 (11–24)

0.18

SOFA score (x ± s) on admission

4.75 ± 2.14

5.13 ± 2.25

0.188

SOFA score (x ± s) on SBT

3.84 ± 1.24

4.25 ± 1.65

0.158

Clinical frailty score

5.11 ± 1.8

5.23 ± 1.9

0.512

Primary disease

   

 Pulmonary infection (N, %)

28 (40.58)

10 (31.25)

0.625

 AECOPD (N, %)

7 (10.1)

4 (12.5)

0.246

 Acute left heart failure (N, %)

3 (4.3)

1 (3.1)

0.346

 Intracranial lesions (N, %)

10 (14.5)

6 (18.75)

0.324

Complication

   

 Respiratory failure (N, %)

45 (65.2)

20 (62.5)

0.821

 ARDS (N, %)

6 (8.7)

2 (6.25)

0.111

 PaO2/FiO2 = 201–300 mmHg (mild ARDS)

2 (2.9)

0 (0)

0.50

 PaO2/FiO2 = 101–200 mmHg (moderate ARDS)

2 (2.9)

1 (3.1)

0.63

 PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 100 mmHg (severe ARDS)

2 (2.9)

1 (3.1)

0.63

 Shock (N %)

32 (46.38)

18 (56.25)

0.725

 Obstruction of sputum drainage (N, %)

24 (34.8)

12 (37.5)

0.526

 Total duration of mechanical ventilation in hospital (IQR)

6 (3–10)

10 (6–14)

0.001

 ICU stay time (IQR)

8 (5–16)

12 (6–21)

0.0001

 Total length of stay (d, x ± s)

19.73 ± 3.69

24.67 ± 4.12

0.068