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Correlation coefficients and statistical analysis of potential predictors and healing time of tracheostoma wound among study participants (n=28).
| Determinants of healing time | R | p |
|---|---|---|
| Tracheostomy treatment (days) | 0.41 | 0.03 |
| Sex | - | 0.75 |
| Age (years) | -0.24 | 0.23 |
| Smoking status | - | 0.90 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.08 | 0.68 |
| Downsized tube | - | 0.69 |
| Diabetes | - | 0.85 |
| Chronic obstructive lung disease | - | 0.13 |
| Ischemic heart disease | - | 0.75 |
| In-hospital immunosuppressants | - | 0.69 |
| Bleeding complications | - | 0.62 |
