Table 2.

Clinical outcomes.

	Standard weaning (n = 55)	Early extubation (n = 66)	P value
Invasive mechanical ventilation duration, days	11.0 [6.0–15.0]	9.0 [6.0–11.0]	0.034
Extubation failure, n (%)	25 (45.5)	12 (18.2)	0.002
Reintubation, n (%)	22 (40.0)	12 (18.2)	0.009
Tracheostomy, n (%)	13 (23.6)	7 (10.6)	0.084
ICU length of stay, days	15.0 [9.0–21.0]	13.5 [9.8–20.0]	0.514
ICU mortality, n (%)	6 (10.9)	6 (9.1)	0.769

Data are presented as number and percentage of patients (in brackets) or median and interquartile range [in brackets]. ICU, intensive care unit. P values refer to Fisher’s exact test or Mann–Whitney test.