Table 5.

Complications of the study and control groups during hospitalization.

	Tracheostomy n (%)	Non tracheostomy n (%)	p
ARDS	19 (63.3)	51 (40.2)	0.02
Sepsis	13 (43.3)	45 (35.4)	0.42
Acute organ dysfunction	19 (63.3)	90 (70.9)	0.42
Respiratory failure	26 (86.7)	90 (70.9)	0.11
Heart failure	1 (3.3)	10 (7.9)	0.69
Septic shock	5 (16.7)	26 (20.5)	0.64
Coagulopathy	2 (6.7)	4 (3.1)	0.32
Acute kidney injury	9 (30)	30 (23.6)	0.47
Secondary infection	12 (40)	19 (15)	0.002
Death	9 (30)	76 (59.8)	0.003

Abbreviations: ARDS- acute respiratory distress syndrome;