Table 1.

Comparison of baseline variables before and after use of extubation checklist

Variables	Before (N = 171)	After (N = 79)	p value
Age in years ± SD	48.01 ± 16.44	52.54 ± 14.78	0.0376
Gender (male)	100	52	0.269
BMI ± SD	22.42 ± 2.61	22.23 ± 1.96	0.5701
APACHE II score (mean ± SD)	19.1 ± 8.15	20.24 ± 8.15	0.3332
Intubation place – ER, ICU, OT)	74, 69, 28	41, 23, 14	0.175
Days on ventilator	5 ± 5.34	4.37 ± 3.75	0.352
Use of NIV post extubation	28	20	0.095
Cumulative fluid balance on day of extubation (mean ± SD in mL)	800.07 ± 1552	623.96 ± 1033	0.3625