Table 1.
Patients characteristics and coagulation profile
| Variable | 36 patients |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 70±11.7 |
| Female, n (%) | 15 (42) |
| BMI | 25±4.1 |
| Reason for ICU admission | |
| Cardiac surgery, n(%) | 22 (61) |
| Acute respiratory failure, n (%) | 6 (17) |
| Cardiogenic shock, n (%) | 3 (8) |
| Cardiac arrest, n (%) | 5 (14) |
| Duration of intubation before tracheostomy, days, median (IQR) | 11 (8-17) |
| ICU stay, days, median (IQR) | 38 (29-56) |
| In hospital death, n (%) | 21 (58) |
| Hemoglobin concentration before tracheostomy (g/L) | 10.1±1.15 |
| Prothrombin time before tracheostomy (ratio) | 1.4±0.21 |
| INR before tracheostomy | 1.5±0.31 |
| INR >1.5, n (%) | 16 (44) |
| Platelet count before tracheostomy 103/µL | 128±89.5 |
| Platelet count <100,000/µL, n (%) | 15 (42) |
| Platelet count <50,000/µL, n (%) | 7 (19) |
| Anticoagulation therapy, n (%) | 26 (72) |
| Antiplatelet therapy, n (%) | 1 (3) |
ICU: Intensive Care Unit, BMI: Body mass index, IQR: Interquartile range, INR: International normalized ratio