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Table 3 Patient outcomes by quartile of the timing of tracheostomy

From: Association between early tracheostomy and patient outcomes in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation: a multicenter cohort study

 

Q1

Tracheostomy ≤ 6 days

Q2

Tracheostomy 7–10 days

Q3

Tracheostomy 11–14 days

Q4

Tracheostomy > 14 days

OR for quartile increment (95% CI)

p value for trend

ICU mortality

 n (%)

17/444 (3.8%)

20/405 (4.9%)

29/322 (9.0%)

56/364 (15.4%)

  

 Crude OR (95% CI)

1 (reference)

1.30 (0.67–2.53)

2.49 (1.34–4.61)

4.57 (2.6–8.01)

1.72 (1.44–2.05)

< 0.001

 Adjusted OR (95% CI) *

1 (reference)

1.25 (0.64–2.43)

2.34 (1.25–4.35)

4.57 (2.59–8.04)

1.73 (1.45–2.07)

< 0.001

Hospital mortality

 n (%)

79 (17.7%)

103 (25.4%)

96 (29.7%)

118 (32.4%)

  

 Crude OR (95% CI)

1 (reference)

1.58 (1.14–2.2)

1.96 (1.4–2.76)

2.23 (1.61–3.09)

1.29 (1.17–1.43)

< 0.001

 Adjusted OR (95% CI)*

1 (reference)

1.52 (1.08–2.13)

1.82 (1.28–2.59)

2.26 (1.61–3.16)

1.30 (1.17–1.44)

< 0.001

  1. *Adjusted OR for age, sex, APACHE II score in mortality
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ICU intensive care unit