Table 2.

Outcome Parameters With Different Surgical Timings.

	Early 72h	Late 72h	P value
	n = 34*	n = 10*
Intubation time, days	7.2 ± 6.7	14.2 ± 9.2	<0.05 (0.036)
ICU length of stay, days	20 ± 15.1	29 ± 9.6	<0.05 (0.011)
Overall length of stay, days	34 ± 15	60 ± 24	<0.001

* Patients that died during hospital stay were not included in this analysis.