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. 2021 Jul 15;11(7):e040693. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040693

Table 1.

Study’s variables

Variables Variable’s description
ICU admission data
 Date of inclusion in the study Dd/mm/yyyy
 Full name and register number:
 Age Years
 Sex Biological (male/female)
 Date of hospital admission Dd/mm/yyyy
 BMI kg/m2
 Date of ICU admission Dd/mm/yyyy
 Saps III Points
 Ph Arterial blood gas measurement
 PaO2/FiO2 ratio Oxygenation index
 Main cause of ICU admission Neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and others
 Type of admission Clinic, elective or emergency surgery
 Comorbidities Charlson Index Points
 Main cause of MV Decreased level of consciousness, ARF, cardiorespiratory arrest, surgery
 MV data and times
 IMS scale Highest level within 24 hours after intubation
Patient on MV—daily evaluation
 Sedatives Yes or no
 Neuromuscular blocker Yes or no
 Vasoactive drug Yes or no
 IMS scale Highest level
Extubation data
 Extubation Yes or no
 Extubation date and time
 IMS scale Highest level within 24 hours
Extubated patients’ outcome
 Extubation outcome Success or failure (reintubation <48 hours)
 IMS Highest level within 24 hours after extubation
Reintubation
 Date and time reintubation Dd/mm/yyyy
 Cause of reintubation Check protocol
Final outcome
 Duration of invasive MV Days
 Invasive MV free time in the ICU Days
 ICU length of stay Days
 ICU mortality N (%)
 Hospital length of stay Days
 Hospital mortality N (%)

ARF, acute respiratory failure; BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; IMS, ICU Mobility Scale; MV, mechanical ventilation; SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiology Score.