Table 1.

Basic demographic characteristics

	Total (N = 49)	Weaning Success (N = 26)	Weaning failure (N = 23)	p-value
Age, years	60.85 (± 16.11)	66.5 (51.25–75.5)	62.5 (49.75–73.25)	0.694
Sex, male	42 (85.7%)	23 (88%)	19 (82%)	0.5592
Days of MV	14 (8, 20)	12.5 (5.25–17.75)	15 (9.5–23.5)	0.306
APACHE-II	16.21 (± 7.18)	15 (9–21)	16 (13.25–22.75)	0.436
Reason of intubation				0.953
Respiratory failure	15 (31%)	8 (31%)	7 (30%)
Traumatic brain injury	10 (20%)	6 (23%)	4 (17%)
Neurological	11 (22.4%)	5 (19%)	6 (26%)
Post-operative	8 (16.3%)	5 (19%)	3 (12%)
Septic shock	3 (33.3%)	1 (4%)	2 (9%)
Cardiac arrest	2 (4%)	1 (4%)	1 (4%)

MV, mechanical ventilation; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chonic Health Evaluation II