Prolonged weaning N = 235 | Survivors N = 165 | Deceased N = 70 | p-value | |
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Age, years | 65 ± 13 | 65 ± 13 | 68 ± 13 | 0.09 |
COPD/Cardiac/Immunosuppression, N (%) | 49(21)/33(16)/31(15) | 32(22)/17(22)/16(11) | 17(25)/16(23)/15(22) | 0.85/0.054/0.060 |
SAPS II at admission,points | 53 ± 18 | 51 ± 19 | 56.7 ± 17 | 0.036 |
SOFA score at admission, points | 8.1 ± 3.7 | 7.8 ± 3.4 | 8.9 ± 4.3 | 0.047 |
Time from intubation to 1st WA, days | 6 [3;10] | 7 [3;10] | 6 [3;10] | 0.76 |
At least 1 reintubation, N (%) | 148 (63.0) | 106 (64.2) | 42 (60.0) | 0.54 |
Total number of days of invasive MV, days | 19 [15;31] | 18 [15;34] | 20 [15;29] | 0.85 |
Percentage of time spent in spontaneous ventilation (or NIV) after the 1st WA, % | 23 [8;40] | 18 [15;34] | 8 [0;23] | <0.001 |
Length of stay in the ICU, days | 25 [18;41] | 26 [18;46] | 22 [17;31] | 0.02 |