Table 4 Diaphragm Echodensity and ICU outcomes
outcome | All (n = 117) | Study group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low-risk (≤ 36, n = 82) | High-risk (≥ 36, n = 35) | |||
VFD-28, mean (SD), day | 25.35 (3.78) | 25.60 (3.77) | 24.71 (3.88) | 0.253 |
Mortality, n (%) | 6.00 (5.13) | 2.00 (2.44) | 4.00 (11.43) | 0.065 |
Length of hospital stay, mean (SD), day | 17.37 (15.49) | 17.09 (14.7) | 18.03 (17.61) | 0.765 |
Length of ICU stay, mean (SD), day | 6.48 (6.21) | 5.98 (5.83) | 7.66 (7.05) | 0.183 |
Ventilatory support after extubation, n (%) | 0.047 | |||
COT | 68.00 (58.12) | 53.00 (64.63) | 15.00 (42.86) | |
HFNC | 14.00 (11.97) | 10.00 (12.2) | 4.00 (11.43) | |
NIPPV | 35.00 (29.91) | 19.00 (23.17) | 16.00 (45.71) | |
Reintubation, n (%) | 7.00 (5.98) | 4.00 (4.88) | 3.00 (8.57) | 0.426 |
PPCs, n (%) | 56.00 (47.86) | 32.00 (39.02) | 24.00 (68.57) | 0.003 |
Multivariate-adjusted of PPCs, n (%) * | 56.00 (47.86) | 32.00 (39.02) | 24.00 (68.57) | 0.003 |
Respiratory failure, n (%) | 4.00 (3.42) | 4.00 (4.88) | 0.00 (0.00) | |
Respiratory infection, n (%) | 36.00 (30.77) | 21.00 (25.61) | 15.00 (42.86) | |
Pleural effusion, n (%) | 27.00 (23.08) | 22.00 (26.83) | 5.00 (14.29) | |
Atelectasis, n (%) | 38.00 (32.48) | 22.00 (26.83) | 18.00 (51.43) | |
Bronchospasm, n (%) | 2.00 (1.71) | 1.00 (1.22) | 1.00 (2.86) | |