| Tracheostomy (n = 129) | Translaryngeal tube (n = 129) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years)†| 71.77 ± 17.30 | 74.43 ± 13.44 | 0.13 |
Male‡ | 62 (48.06%) | 64 (49.61%) | 0.80 |
Transfer from MICU‡ | 88 (68.22%) | 94 (72.87%) | 0.45 |
APACHE II†| 20.02 ± 6.10 | 20.35 ± 5.50 | 0.58 |
Reason of MV‡ |  |  | 0.75 |
Acute lung injury | 30(23.26) | 28(21.71) | Â |
Chronic lung disease | 23(17.83) | 18(13.95) | Â |
Post op | 11(8.53) | 19(14.73) | Â |
Cardiac disease | 20(15.50) | 23(17.83) | Â |
Neuron | 33(25.58) | 23(17.83) | Â |
Miscellaneous | 12(9.30) | 18(13.95) | Â |
ICU MV (days)†| 28 (9, 87) | 27 (15, 65) | 0.33 |
Bed ridden prior to admission‡ | 22 (17.05%) | 29 (22.48%) | 0.27 |
Sum of chronic comorbidities‡ |  |  | 0.70 |
   0 | 31 (24.03) | 27 (20.93) |  |
   1 | 45 (34.88) | 55 (42.64) |  |
   2 | 37 (28.68) | 37 (28.68) |  |
   3 | 16 (12.40) | 8 (6.20) |  |
   4 | 0 | 2 (1.55) |  |
   5 | 31 (24.03) | 27 (20.93) |  |
Required hemodialysis‡ | 31 (24.03%) | 19 (14.73%) | 0.03* |
Modified GCS†| 8.67 ± 2.74 | 8.47 ± 2.96 | 0.52 |
RSBI†| 148 (17, 418) | 122 (11, 550) | 0.36 |
PImax†| 30 (1, 74) | 29 (8, 75) | 0.91 |
PaO2/FiO2†| 289 (91, 700) | 291 (112, 577) | 0.35 |
Albumin (g/dL)†| 2.80 ± 0.50 | 2.69 ± 0.42 | 0.06 |
BUN (mg/dL)†| 31 (6, 215) | 30 (4.9, 220) | 0.95 |
Length of stay (days)§ | 84 (32, 806) | 72 (19, 197) | 0.04* |
RCC length of stay (days)§ | 28 (5, 121) | 16 (2, 151) | < 0.01* |
Total MV days§ | 55 (21, 173) | 44 (19, 186) | < 0.01* |
Weaned|| | 84 (65.12%) | 82 (63.57%) | 0.79 |
In-hospital mortality|| | 19 (14.73%) | 50 (38.76%) | 0.08 |
RCC mortality|| | 12 (63.16%) | 32 (64.00%) | 0.72 |