Table 3.

Median time recovery and comparison of survival among study participants from Intensive care unit on mechanical ventilation at Dessie Comprehensive specialized, Ethiopia, 2021. (n = 376)

Variable	Category	Median recovery time (Point estimate)	95% CI	Log rank test, p-value
All	IQR = 6–30	15	14–20	0.128
Sex	Male	20	14–24
	Female	14	11–20	0.188
Type of respiratory failure	Type I	14	10–18
	Type II	20	14–25	0.797
Source of Admission	In ED	17	14–21
	Out ED	14	11–24	0.001
Diagnosis category at time of receiving MV	Trauma	22	16–28
	Non-trauma	12	9–15	0.927
Place of Intubation	In ICU	15	14–20
	Out ICU	15	9–21	0.143
Respiratory rate	≤ 20	14	9–20
	> 20	18	14–23	0.610
Pulse rate	< 60	18	5–25
	60–100	14	10–20
	> 100	20	13–24
Oxygen Saturation	< 90	20	15–25	0.014
	≥ 90	13	9–15	0.008
Comorbidities	Yes	24	15–31
	No	13	11–17	0.012
Glasgow Coma Scale	≤ 8	22	10–20
	9–12	14	9–15
	13–15	14	11–17
Use of tracheostomy	Yes	24	20–28	< 0.001
	No	11	9–12