Table 3. Clinical results.

	Early	Late	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p
DMV, hour	36 (12–212)	90 (18–766)		p = 0.03
ICU LOS, hour	123 (40–238)	230 (51–888)		p = 0.004
Chest tube, day	7 (4–10)	9 (4–27)		p = 0.20
Hospital LOS, day	12 (7–20)	18 (10–46)		p = 0.005
Pneumonia, n (%)	2 (12.5)	5 (29.4)	0.34 (0.056 to 2.10)	p = 0.25
Transfer to a respiratory ICU, n (%)	0 (0)	1 (5.9)	N/A	p = 0.24
Death, n (%)	0 (0)	2 (11.8)	N/A	p = 0.10

CI: Confidence interval; DMV: Duration of mechanical ventilation; ICU: Intensive care unit; LOS: Length of stay; ICU: Intensive care unit; N/A: Not applicable.