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. 2024 Nov 16;50(5):e20240302. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20240302

Table 3. Ultrasound evaluation of COVID-19 patients who failed or succeeded extubation within 72 h.a .

Total Extubation failure Extubation success Crude Adjusted*
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
LUS 23(19-25) 25 (24-26) 21 (18-24) 0.88 (0.68-1.08) 0.26 0.82 (0.6-1.02) 0,10
DE, cm 2.01 (1.73-2.41) 2.13 (1.75-2.39) 1.86 (1.68-2.38) 0.73 (0.31-2.53) 0.74 0.7 (0.19-2.7) 0,57
DTF, % 27 (20-33) 28 (18-34) 26 (21-32) 1 (0.93-1.08) 0.96 1.02 (0.94-1.12) 0,65

LUS: lung ultrasound score; DE: diaphragmatic excursion; and DTF: diaphragm thickening fraction. aData expressed as median (IQR). *Binary logistic regression adjusted for potential influences of covariates.