Table 3. Patient characteristics after extubation.
| Characteristics | Total number | Reintubation | No reintubation | P | Odds ratio | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative pulmonary complication after reintubation | ||||||
| Absent | 141 (83.4%) | 9 (42.8) | 132 (89.2) | < 0.0001* | 11 | [4.01;30.14] |
| Present | 28 (16.6%) | 12 (57.2) | 16 (10.8) | |||
| Reoperation - n (%) | ||||||
| No (n = 152) | 152 (89.9%) | 11 (7.2%) | 141 (92.8%) | < 0.0001* | 18.31 | [5.83;57.50] |
| Yes (n = 17) | 17 (10.1%) | 10 (58.8%) | 7 (41.2%) | |||
| Tracheostomy - n (%) | ||||||
| No (n = 138) | 159 (94.0%) | 13 (8.2%) | 146 (91.8%) | < 0.0001* | 44.92 | [8.62;233.92] |
| Yes (n = 179) | 10 (6.0%) | 8 (80%) | 2 (20%) | |||
| Deaths - n (%) | ||||||
| No (n = 138) | 153 (90.5%) | 10 (46.6%) | 143 (96.6%) | < 0.0001* | 31.46 | [9.13;108.31] |
| Yes (n = 179) | 16 (9.5%) | 11 (51.4%) | 5 (3.4%) | |||
| Total duration of MV - hours - median (25th-75th percentile) | 315 | 295 (76.5-353) | 20 (11-28) | < 0.0001* | ||
| ICU LOS - days - median (25th-75th percentile) | 27 | 24 (9.5-40) | 3 (2-6) | < 0.0001* | ||
| LOS in ward after discharge from ICU in days - median (25th-75th percentile) | 11 | 6 (0-30.5) | 5 (3-9) | 0.941 | ||
| Total LOS in days - median (25th-75th percentile) | 39 | 31 (12.5-59.5) | 8 (6-17.75) | < 0.0001* | ||
MV = mechanical ventilation; ICU = intensive care unit; LOS = length of stay; CI = confidence interval. *P < 0.05.