Table 1.
Admission demographic and diagnosis of 262 patients admitted to a specialist weaning and rehabilitation centre
| Factor | Median (IQR) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | 64.2 (52.6–73.6) |
| Male gender | 157 (59.9%) |
| Tertiary admission | 190 (72.5%) |
| Neuromuscular/chest wall disease | 105 (39.7%) |
| Motor neuron disease | 17 (6.5%) |
| Structural chest wall disease | 16 (6.1%) |
| Guillain-Barré syndrome | 13 (5.0%) |
| Muscular dystrophy | 13 (5.0%) |
| Myotonic dystrophy | 11 (4.2%) |
| Spinal cord injury | 6 (2.3%) |
| Isolated postcritical care neuromyopathy* | 5 (1.9%) |
| Previous poliomyelitis | 3 (1.1%) |
| Myasthenic syndrome | 3 (1.1%) |
| Postsurgery | 55 (21.0%) |
| Cardiothoracic | 29 (11.1%) |
| Upper gastrointestinal | 7 (2.7%) |
| Vascular surgery | 6 (2.3%) |
| ENT/maxillofacial | 5 (1.9%) |
| Lower gastrointestinal | 4 (1.5%) |
| COPD | 51 (19.5%) |
| Obesity-related respiratory failure | 14 (5.3%) |
| Other diagnosis | 38 (14.5%) |
| Interstitial lung disease | 10 (3.8%) |
| Chronic respiratory infection | 7 (2.7%) |
| Stroke | 5 (1.9%) |
| Malignant disease | 3 (1.1%) |
Diagnoses with fewer than three patients admitted in this cohort are not given in this table.
*Five patients had no clear aetiology of weaning failure but had confirmed isolated postcritical care neuromyopathy without coexisting neurological disease.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ENT, ear nose and throat.