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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Jan;141(1):27–33. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.2694

Table 1.

Primary Study Outcomes

Pre-Wean
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N=16		 Post-Wean
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N=12		 P-value
Length of wean (days), Mean (SD) 16.19 (11.56) 8.92 (3.37) 0.0452
Total LOS (days), Mean (SD) 17.88 (5.51) 16.92 (4.01) NS
LOS on ward (days), Mean (SD)* 5.27 (3.56) 4.33 (1.58) NS
Continue wean on discharge (yes), No. (%) 13 (81.3) 4 (33.33) 0.019
Discharge Location
    MEEI Floor, No. (%) 1 (6.3) 4 (33.33) NS
    MGHfC Floor, No. (%) 14 (87.5) 5 (41.67) 0.017
    PICU, No. (%) 1 (6.3) 3 (25) NS
  MGHfC Floor, No. (%) 14 (87.5) 5 (41.7) 0.017
  Non-MGHfC floor location, No. (%) 2 (12.5) 7 (58.3)

LOS=length of stay; SD=standard deviation; MEEI= Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; MGHfC=Massachusetts General Hospital for Children; PICU=Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

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Patients discharged directly from PICU excluded from analysis (n=1 excluded pre-wean, n=3 excluded post-wean)