Table 3.
Distribution of clinical extubation criteria used across sites and average number of criteria assessed per site.
| Extubation criteria | % incidence of use | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Stdev | Site 1 (n = 309) | Site 2 (n = 90) | Site 3 (n = 43) | Site 4 (n = 40) | Site 5 (n = 61) | Site 6 (n = 40) | Site 7 (n = 26) | Site 8 (n = 10) | |
| Obeys commands | 71% | 11% | 76% | 57% | 70% | 80% | 70% | 53% | 81% | 80% |
| Hemodynamically stable | 67% | 11% | 74% | 57% | 70% | 80% | 74% | 45% | 69% | 70% |
| Gag reflex | 67% | 8% | 74% | 68% | 53% | 78% | 72% | 63% | 65% | 60% |
| Neurologically intact | 65% | 10% | 69% | 61% | 67% | 70% | 69% | 45% | 77% | 60% |
| Good spontaneous cough | 60% | 11% | 69% | 63% | 53% | 63% | 64% | 55% | 77% | 40% |
| Good cough suctioning | 60% | 9% | 76% | 69% | 47% | 63% | 61% | 60% | 58% | 50% |
| Pain controlled | 55% | 11% | 71% | 58% | 44% | 63% | 44% | 53% | 65% | 40% |
| No more indication | 53% | 14% | 66% | 57% | 53% | 60% | 46% | 23% | 62% | 60% |
| Hand grip | 52% | 12% | 64% | 41% | 60% | 55% | 38% | 50% | 69% | 40% |
| Cuff leak | 51% | 21% | 72% | 54% | 51% | 45% | 72% | 13% | 35% | 70% |
| No sedative infusion | 50% | 9% | 53% | 34% | 44% | 50% | 62% | 45% | 62% | 50% |
| Head lift | 43% | 15% | 61% | 41% | 56% | 45% | 49% | 40% | 38% | 10% |
| Urine output | 36% | 18% | 54% | 50% | 37% | 48% | 33% | 23% | 46% | 0% |
| Negative fluid balance | 31% | 9% | 45% | 32% | 30% | 23% | 28% | 28% | 42% | 20% |
| Average # of criteria used/Pt | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | ||
Values expressed as % incidence of use per site (number of times a criterion is used per site/total number of criteria used per site). Pt, patient; Stdev, standard deviation; #, number. N values represent the number of patients at each site with available data.