Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with different weaning outcomes
From: Diaphragm thickening fraction to predict weaning—a prospective exploratory study
Variables | All weaning (N = 64) | Simple weaning (n = 33) | Complicated weaning (n = 31) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 37 (22–56) | 39 (21–54) | 37 (22–58) | 0.37 |
Gender, male, n (%) | 40 (62.5) | 22 (66.7) | 18 (58.1) | 0.60 |
Category of patients, n (%) | 0.29 | |||
Medical | 55 (85.9) | 30 (90.9) | 25 (80.6) | |
Surgical | 9 (14.1) | 3 (9.1) | 6 (19.3) | |
Care received prior to admission, n (%) | ||||
Intensive care | 47 (73.4) | 24 (72.7) | 23 (74.2) | 1 |
Mechanical ventilation | 31 (48.4) | 13 (39.4) | 18 (58.1) | 0.21 |
Source of admission, n (%) | 0.05 | |||
Emergency | 12 (18.8) | 5 (15.1) | 7 (22.6) | |
Intra-hospital ICU | 14 (21.9) | 11 (33.3) | 3 (9.7) | |
Inter-hospital ICU | 29 (45.3) | 11 (33.3) | 18 (58.1) | |
Intra-hospital ward | 9 (14.1) | 6 (18.2) | 3 (9.7) | |
Type of illness, n (%) | ||||
Sepsis | 17 (26.6) | 11 (33.3) | 6 (19.3) | 0.01 |
Neurological | 16 (25) | 3 (9.1) | 13 (41.9) | |
Cardiovascular | 3 (4.7) | 3 (9.1) | 0 | |
Gastrointestinal | 3 (4.7) | 0 | 3 (9.7) | |
Hepatic | 4 (6.3) | 2 (6.1) | 2 (6.4) | |
Respiratory | 3 (4.7) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (3.2) | |
SAP | 4 (6.3) | 1 (3.0) | 3 (9.7) | |
Tropical | 7 (10.9) | 5 (15.1) | 2 (6.4) | |
Others | 7 (10.9) | 6 (9.1) | 1 (3.2) | |
Coexisting illness, n (%) | 0.66 | |||
CKD | 3 (4.7) | 3 (9.1) | 0 | |
COPD | 3 (4.7) | 1 (3.0) | 2 (6.4) | |
Hypertension | 6 (9.4) | 2 (6.1) | 4 (12.9) | |
Hypertension, diabetes mellitus | 7 (10.9) | 3 (9.1) | 4 (12.9) | |
Hypothyroidism | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (3.2) | |
Multiple (≥ 3) | 3 (4.7) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (3.2) | |
None | 37 (57.8) | 20 (60.6) | 17 (54.8) | |
Other | 4 (6.3) | 2 (6.1) | 2 (6.4) | |
Source of sepsis, n (%) | 0.60 | |||
Intra-abdominal | 8 (12.5) | 3 (9.1) | 5 (16.1) | |
Central nervous system | 8 (12.5) | 5 (15.1) | 3 (9.7) | |
Hepatic | 1 (1.6) | 1 (3.0) | 0 | |
Respiratory | 42 (65.6) | 20 (60.6) | 22 (71.0) | |
None | 1 (1.6) | 1 (3.0) | 0 | |
Unknown | 4 (6.3) | 3 (9.1) | 1 (3.2) |