Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients who underwent percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with a light source in the surgical ICU

Variable	Patient (n = 50)
Demographic profile
Age (yr)	66.34 ± 13.68
Male sex	42 (84)
Body mass index (kg/m2)	22.72 ± 4.23
Reason for ICU admission
Severe sepsis or septic shock	26 (52)
Multiple trauma	7 (14)
Hypovolemic shock	6 (12)
Postoperative closed monitoring	4 (8)
Others	7 (14)

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).

ICU: intensive care unit.