TABLE 2.
Unadjusted Univariate Analysis of Outcomes
| No RA |
RA |
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|---|---|---|---|
| n = 463 (81%) | n = 111 (19%) | p | |
| Delirium incidence within the first 7 ICU d, n (%) | 110(24) | 21 (19) | 0.28 |
| Complications, n (%) | |||
| Pneumonia | 45 (10) | 11 (10) | 0.95 |
| Empyema | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.27 |
| Aspiration | 8(2) | 2(2) | 0.96 |
| Reintubation | 5(1) | 4(4) | 0.06 |
| None | 407 (88) | 96 (86) | 0.68 |
| ICU LOS, median (IQR) | 3(2–5) | 4 (3–7) | <0.001 |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 115 (25) | 32 (29) | 0.39 |
| No. ventilator days, n (%) | 0.08 | ||
| 0 | 417 (90) | 96 (87) | |
| 1 | 10(2) | 0(0) | |
| 2 | 14 (3) | 4(4) | |
| >3 | 22 (5) | 11 (9) | |
| Unexpected ICU readmission, n (%) | 36 (8) | 7 (6) | 0.59 |
| Thoracic operation, n (%) | |||
| Thoracotomy | 5(1) | 5 (5) | 0.01 |
| VATS | 13 (3) | 9 (8) | 0.01 |
| Rib stabilization | 13 (3) | 18 (16) | <0.001 |
| Other | 10(2) | 3(3) | 0.73 |
| None | 426 (92) | 85 (77) | <0.001 |
| Hospital LOS, median (IQR) | 8 (5–12) | 10(8–13) | <0.001 |
| Discharge disposition, n (%) | 0.57 | ||
| Home | 175 (38) | 43 (39) | |
| SNF | 153 (33) | 39 (35) | |
| LTAC | 17 (4) | 6 (5) | |
| Rehab | 69 (15) | 18 (16) | |
| Hospice | 16 (3) | 3 (3) | |
| Death | 18 (4) | 2 (2) | |
| Shelter | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 14 (3) | 0 (0) |
IQR, interquartile range; LTAC, long-term acute care hospital; SNF, skilled nursing facility; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.