Table 3 Outcomes
Outcomes | Change in diaphragm thickness | Change in intercostal muscle thickness | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decreased thickness (n = 50) | Unchanged (n = 15) | Increased thickness (n = 15) | p value | Decreased thickness (n = 48) | Unchanged (n = 17) | Increased thickness (n = 15) | p value | |
Duration of mechanical ventilation, day | 7 (5–15)a | 4 (3–5) | 7 (4–12)a | < 0.01 | 8 (5–17)a | 4 (3–6) | 6 (5–8) | < 0.01 |
Length of ICU stay, day | 10 (6–16)a | 5 (5–7) | 8 (5–15) | < 0.01 | 10 (6–18)a | 5 (4–9) | 7 (5–10) | < 0.01 |
Length of hospital stay, day | 34 (22–54) | 32 (13–118) | 27 (11–65) | 0.71 | 34 (22–72) | 29 (13–46) | 34 (16–65) | 0.37 |
Reintubation, n (%) | 9 (18) | 1 (7) | 1 (7) | 0.36 | 10 (21) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0.07 |
Tracheostomy, n (%) | 12 (24) | 1 (7) | 2 (13) | 0.27 | 12 (25) | 1 (6) | 2 (13) | 0.19 |
The use of HFNC, n (%) | 29 (58) | 8 (53) | 7 (47) | 0.73 | 27 (56) | 9 (53) | 8 (53) | 0.96 |
The use of NPPV, n (%) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.39 | 2 (4) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0.66 |
Mortality in the ICU, n (%) | 10 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 0.10 | 8 (17) | 0 (0) | 3 (20) | 0.17 |
Mortality in the hospital, n (%) | 18 (36) | 1 (7) | 5 (33) | 0.09 | 17 (35) | 1 (6) | 6 (40) | 0.048 |