Table 3.
Clinical characteristics during respiratory care center hospitalization.
| Entire population | Survival outcome at 1 year (N = 108) | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deceased | Survived | |||||||
| N | 112 | 83 | 25 | |||||
| RCC transfer | ||||||||
| Tracheostomy | 70 | (62.5) | 53 | (63.9) | 15 | (60.0) | 0.726 | |
| Active infection* | 24 | (21.4) | 18 | (21.7) | 5 | (20.0) | 0.857 | |
| APACHE II | 16.2 ± 5.7 | 16.9 ± 5.5 | 13.6 ± 4.9 | 0.007 | ||||
| SOFA | 5.1 ± 2.8 | 5.7 ± 2.8 | 3.8 ± 2.0 | 0.001 | ||||
| Laboratory examinations | ||||||||
| Leukocytes (103/μL) | 10.5 ± 8.2 | 11.0 ± 9.2 | 9.3 ± 4.1 | 0.376 | ||||
| Platelets (103/μL) | 189.7 ± 139.0 | 178.2 ± 136.9 | 209.6 ± 131.5 | 0.313 | ||||
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.4 ± 1.2 | 9.2 ± 1.0 | 9.9 ± 1.6 | 0.023 | ||||
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.4 ± 1.4 | 1.5 ± 1.5 | 1.1 ± 0.9 | 0.104 | ||||
| pH | 7.4 ± 0.1 | 7.4 ± 0.1 | 7.4 ± 0.1 | 0.581 | ||||
| PaCO2 (mm Hg) | 40.3 ± 9.4 | 39.2 ± 8.0 | 43.7 ± 12.0 | 0.086 | ||||
| PaO2/FiO2 (mm Hg) | 290.7 ± 121.9 | 292.0 ± 120.2 | 277.8 ± 131.4 | 0.614 | ||||
| HCO3− (mmol/L) | 27.2 ± 5.8 | 26.3 ± 5.5 | 29.6 ± 6.1 | 0.012 | ||||
| Weaning parameter | ||||||||
| PImax ≥ −20 cm H2O | 20 | (17.9) | 15 | (18.1) | 4 | (16.0) | > 0.999 | |
| PEmax ≤ +30 cm H2O | 53 | (47.3) | 38 | (45.8) | 13 | (52.0) | 0.585 | |
| RSBI ≥ 105 | 50 | (44.6) | 38 | (45.8) | 10 | (40.0) | 0.610 | |
| Tidal volume ≤ 5 mL/kg | 49 | (43.8) | 35 | (42.2) | 11 | (44.0) | 0.871 | |
| Minute ventilation ≥ 10 L/min | 31 | (27.7) | 28 | (33.7) | 3 | (12.0) | 0.035 | |
| RCC stay | ||||||||
| Weaning success | 50 | (44.6) | 29 | (34.9) | 17 | (68.0) | 0.003 | |
| Length of stay (days) | 20.0 ± 11.5 | 19.5 ± 11.8 | 22.0 ± 11.2 | 0.357 | ||||
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%). APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score; FiO2, fraction of inspiratory oxygen; PaCO2, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO2, arterial partial pressure of oxygen; PEmax, maximal expiratory pressure; PImax, maximal inspiratory pressure; RCC, respiratory care center; RSBI, rapid shallow breath index; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score. *Presence of active infection within 72 hours before RCC transfer.