Table 2. Comparison of clinical profile between the successfully extubated and re-intubated patients.
| Variables | Successfully extubated (n= 319) |
Reintubated (n= 24) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male (%) | 304 (95) | 23 (96) | 0.900 |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 32±12 | 30±9 | 0.500 |
| Weight(kg) | 72.5±15 | 74±15 | 0.600 |
| Head Injury (%) | 160 (50) | 21 (88) | 0.001 |
| Pulmonary Contusion (%) | 43 (14) | 14 (58) | 0.001 |
| Tracheotomy (%) | 9 (3) | 11 (46) | 0.001 |
| VAP (%) | 34 (11) | 19 (79) | 0.001 |
| GCS (Mean ± SD) | 6±2 | 5.5±2 | 0.200 |
| ISS (Mean ± SD) | 23±10 | 22±7 | 0.700 |
| Tube Size (Mean ± SD) | 7.8±0.5 | 7.7±0.5 | 0.300 |
| Ventilator days (median & range) | 11(1-21) | 3(1-41) | 0.001 |
| LOS (Mean ± SD) | 7±3 | 26±12 | 0.001 |
| Mortality (%) | 26 (8) | 2 (8) | 0.910 |
p values was calculated using Chi-Square and Unpaired Student T-test