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. 2022 Feb 9;17(1):822. doi: 10.4081/mrm.2022.822

Table 1.

Patient characteristics (n=28). Data obtained by inspection of ICU patient notes. An overview of factors analyzed for statistical significance in wound healing time.

Healing time (days), median [range] 6.5 [1-22]
Tracheostomy tube treatment (days), median [range] 15.5 [4-93]
Sex, n (%)
    Female 4(14)
    Male 24(86)
Age, median [range] 60.5 [40-89]
Smoking status, n (%)
    Never 13(46)
    Former 12(43)
    Current 3(11)
BMI (kg/m2), n (%)
    <25 9(32)
    25-30 12(43)
    >30 7(25)
Initial tube size, n (%)
    7 mm 2(7)
    8 mm 26(93)
Downsized tube, n (%)
    No 11(39)
    Yes 17(61)
Diabetes, n (%)
    No 20(71)
    Yes 8(29)
COPD, n (%)
    No 23(82)
    Yes 5(18)
Ischemic heart disease, n (%)
    No 28(64)
    Yes 10(36)
In-hospital immunosuppressants, n (%)
    No 20(71)
    Yes 8(29)
Bleeding complications, n (%)
    No 23(82)
    Yes 5(18)

BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.