Table 3.
Data of the groups and evolution according to causes of admission: neurological (medical, surgical, or trauma) and non-neurological.
| Neurological | Nonneurological | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG (n=19) | DG (n=15) | QG (n=10) | p | CG (n=7) | DG (n=2) | QG (n=14) | p | |
| (i) Sedation (hours) | 114.9 ± 115.51 | 95.8 ± 72.89 | 119.7 ± 121.52 | 0.866 | 79.5 ± 67.28 | 13.5 ± 19.09 | 54.5 ± 37.14 | 0.222 |
| (ii) IMV duration (hours) | 212.0 ± 151.95 | 207.2 ± 96.83 | 198.2 ± 124.96 | 0.963 | 161.4 ± 76.96 | 144.0 ± 24.04 | 104.2 ± 37.57 | 0.028 |
| (iii) Minute volume (L/min), first | 10.4 ± 5.1 | 11.9 ± 5.5 | 11.3 ± 5.7 | 0.598 | 8.3 ± 6.3 | 10.4 ± 2.9 | 9.7 ± 3.8 | 0.766 |
| (iv) Minute volume (L/min), extubation day | 13.5 ± 7.1 | 14.9 ± 7.7 | 15.1 ± 7.4 | 0.609 | 11.9 ± 8.6 | 17.5 ± 14.1 | 11.8 ± 4.3 | 0.444 |
| (v) First MIP (cmH2O) | −24.2 ± 11.21 | −24.0 ± 10.38 | −24.5 ± 13.83 | 0.701 | −25.7 ± 21.29 | −17.5 ± 17.67 | −20.0 ± 10.00 | 0.910 |
| (vi) MIP, extubation day (cmH2O) | −25.5 ± 8.80 | −28.3 ± 16.10 | −33.0 ± 9.48 | 0.158 | −27.1 ± 12.86 | −35.0 ± 7.07 | −29.2 ± 11.57 | 0.710 |
| (vii) RSBI, extubation day (rpm/l) | 54.7 ± 22.44 | 41.9 ± 19.48 | 51.5 ± 26.05 | 0.251 | 50.4 ± 17.40 | 60.0 ± 2.72 | 60.7 ± 30.59 | 0.700 |
| (viii) Barthel | 15.7 ± 14.16 | 24.3 ± 25.55 | 32.5 ± 32.42 | 0.185 | 15.7 ± 14.84 | 20.0 ± 28.28 | 46.4 ± 28.04 | 0.035 |
| (ix) FSS-ICU | 14.0 ± 6.87 | 21.4 ± 9.47 | 23.8 ± 13.53 | 0.020 | 16.2 ± 11.01 | 23.0 ± 19.79 | 33.0 ± 10.33 | 0.013 |
| In-bed transfers | 2.3 ± 1.56 | 3.2 ± 1.42 | 3.5 ± 1.84 | 0.115 | 2.1 ± 1.34 | 3.5 ± 3.53 | 5.2 ± 1.84 | 0.006 |
| Supine-to-sit transfer | 2.0 ± 1.31 | 3.2 ± 1.47 | 3.5 ± 1.90 | 0.028 | 2.1 ± 1.77 | 3.0 ± 2.82 | 5.0 ± 1.61 | 0.006 |
| Sitting at the bedside | 2.4 ± 1.54 | 3.6 ± 1.44 | 4.0 ± 1.88 | 0.028 | 2.4 ± 2.07 | 3.0 ± 2.82 | 5.4 ± 1.60 | 0.005 |
| Unsupported sitting | 3.7 ± 1.65 | 4.9 ± 1.57 | 4.4 ± 2.06 | 0.170 | 3.2 ± 1.97 | 4.5 ± 2.12 | 5.9 ± 1.20 | 0.004 |
| Locomotion | 1.0 ± 1.20 | 2.2 ± 1.79 | 2.7 ± 2.40 | 0.027 | 1.4 ± 1.71 | 3.0 ± 2.82 | 4.3 ± 2.09 | 0.019 |
| (x) GCS at ICU discharge | 13.0 ± 1.59 | 12.8 ± 1.82 | 12.3 ± 1.94 | 0.596 | 13.2 ± 1.88 | 12.5 ± 3.53 | 14.0 ± 1.51 | 0.451 |
| (xi) First MRC | 37.5 ± 4.64 | 33.9 ± 5.16 | 33.0 ± 10.67 | 0.070 | 32.5 ± 6.50 | 24.0 ± 16.97 | 33.4 ± 6.93 | 0.689 |
| (xii) Last MRC | 44.1 ± 5.74 | 43.8 ± 8.62 | 43.4 ± 12.58 | 0.745 | 41.7 ± 8.30 | 27.0 ± 21.21 | 51.7 ± 9.63 | 0.030 |
| (xiii) Hospital length of stay (days) | 24.5 ± 10.10 | 27.2 ± 12.94 | 22.7 ± 13.21 | 0.633 | 27.8 ± 16.99 | 45.0 ± 7.07 | 15.0 ± 8.84 | 0.004 |
IMV: invasive mechanical ventilation; MIP: maximal inspiratory pressure; RSBI: Rapid Shallow Breathing Index; FSS-ICU: Functional Status Score for the ICU; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; MRC: Medical Research Council; CG, control group; DG, diaphragm group; QG, quadriceps group. Values are expressed as mean ± SD (p < 0.05).