Table 1.
Demographics for all mechanically ventilated patients from 2014–2016 (n=509).
| 2014 n=233 |
2015 n=150 |
2016 n=126 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Female [n (%)] | 110 (47%) | 57 (38%) | 63 (50%) |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 54.1 (18.7) | 55.3 (18.3) | 54.5 (19.5) |
| Range | 18–92 | 18–94 | 18–94 |
| Reasons for intubation | |||
| Cardiac | 21 | 13 | 13 |
| Change in mental status | 19 | 6 | 5 |
| GI bleed | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Overdose | 37 | 37 | 15 |
| Respiratory | 82 | 51 | 34 |
| Seizure/status epilepticus | 22 | 15 | 13 |
| Sepsis | 18 | 11 | 12 |
| Stroke | 10 | 8 | 7 |
SD, standard deviation; GI, gastrointestinal.