Table 2.

Postoperative characteristics

Variable	Early Extubation=(n=1071)	Delayed Extubation(n=905)	P
Postoperative variable
Amiodarone	90 (8.4)	138(15.2)	<0.001
Mechanical ventilation Time (hour)	6.00 [4.00, 7.50]	20.00 [16.00, 26.00]	<0.001
LOS (day)	16.00 [13.00, 19.00]	17.00 [14.00, 23.00]	<0.001
ICU (day)	2.00 [2.00, 3.00]	3.00 [2.00, 5.00]	<0.001
Death in hospital	3 (0.3)	31 (3.4)	<0.001

LOS Length of stay, ICU Intensive care unit