Table. Characteristics of cannulated and non-cannulated patients with acquired brain injury.
| All patients | Decannulation successful | Decannulation unsuccessful | Significance
(Mann-Whitney-U test) |
|
| Number | n = 29 | n = 13 | n = 16 | – |
| Age at admission/years (median. IQR) | 55 [46.6; 65] | 52 [42; 56.5] | 60.5 [48.25; 74.5] | p = 0.050 |
| Sex (male/female) | 23 / 6 | 10 / 3 | 13 / 3 | – |
| Latency placement of tracheal cannula to admission/days (median. IQR) | 179 [121; 233] | 170 [111; 215] | 193.5 [121.5; 240.75] | p = 0.531 |
| Diagnoses | ||||
| – Cerebral ischemia | 10 | 5 | 5 | – |
| – Hemorrhage | 10 | 4 | 6 | – |
| – Traumatic brain injury | 5 | 1 | 4 | – |
| – Hypoxia | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| – Other | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| Additional diagnoses | ||||
| – Initial respiratory failure | 24 | 11 | 13 | – |
| – Prolonged weaning | 12 | 4 | 8 | – |
| – Aspiration pneumonia | 10 | 3 | 7 | – |
| – Reduced vigilance | 5 | 1 | 4 | – |
| – Initial dysphagia | 15 | 9 | 6 | – |
| Ventilation at admission | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Enteral feeding via PEG at admission | 29 | 13 | 16 | – |
| Duration of stay/days (median. IQR) | 365 [199; 553] | 210 [157.5; 355.5] | 471 [354.5; 622] | p = 0.022 |
| Time from admission to decannulization/days (median. IQR) | – | 155 [100; 321.5] | – | – |
| Ventilation at discharge | – | – | – | – |
| Oral feeding/nutrition at discharge | 13 | 11 | 2 | – |
IQR. interquartile range; PEG. percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy