Table 4.
Occurrence of postextubation outcomes according to type of extubation
| Postextubation outcome | Unplanned extubation (n = 36) |
Planned extubation (n = 67) |
Wilcoxon-Breslow test* p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reintubation | 22 (61.1) | 16 (23.9) | < 0.001 |
| Acute respiratory failure | 14 (38.9) | 11 (16.42) | 0.002 |
| Cardiovascular event | 3 (8.33) | 1 (1.49) | 0.045 |
| Infection | 10 (27.8) | 15 (22.4) | 0.273 |
| Death | 8 (22.2) | 8 (11.9) | 0.112 |
Comparison of Kaplan-Meier failure curves. Results expressed by count and percent (in parentheses).