Table 4.
Patient outcomes
| Measurement | Early Extubation | Delayed extubation | P-value |
| Glasgow Coma Score at extubation | |||
| Mean (SD) | 7.2 (1.0) | 8.8 (2.5) | 0.16 |
| Range | 6 to 9 | 6 to 13 | |
| Airway Care Score at extubation | |||
| Mean (SD) | 5.4 (0.7) | 5.2 (1.2) | 0.62 |
| Range | 4 to 6 | 3 to 6 | |
| Re-intubation rate | |||
| Number (%) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
| 95% confidence interval | 1% to 47% | 0% to 32% | |
| Nosocomial pneumonia | |||
| Number (%) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (37.5) | 0.06 |
| 95% confidence interval | 0% to 32% | 14% to 69% | |
| Stay in ICU, days | 0.34 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 9.4 (5.8) | 12.8 (7.8) | |
| Range | 2 to 21 | 4 to 29 | |
| Stay in hospital, days | 0.57 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 21.8 (12.1) | 25.2 (12.1) | |
| Range | 7 to 47 | 12 to 44 | |
| Number (%) with a good outcome (Modified Rankin Score less than 4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 |
| Modified Rankin Score | |||
| Mean (SD) | 4.75 (0.46) | 4.50 (0.53) | 0.33 |
| Range | 4 to 5 | 4 to 5 | |
| Functional Independence Measure score | 0.47 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 17.4 (7.0) | 23.0 (20.0) | |
| Range | 7 to 26 | 7 to 70 | |
| Discharge location, number (%) | 1.00 | ||
| Death, withdrawal of care | 1 (12.5) | 2 (25.0) | |
| Skilled nursing facility | 4 (50.0) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Rehabilitation facility | 2 (25.0) | 3 (37.5) | |
| Home | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
SD = standard deviation.