Table 3 Main clinical outcomes
Diaphragm dysfunction on admission n = 23 | No diaphragm dysfunction on admission n = 20 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persistent dysfunction n = 14 | Improving dysfunction n = 9 | ICU-acquired dysfunction n = 11 | No dysfunction n = 9 | ||
Duration of MV (days) | 18 (15–21) | 10 (7–20) | 11 (6–18) | 5 (4–7) | 0.012 |
Tracheotomy, [n (%)] | 3 (23) | 2 (25) | 1 (9) | 1 (13) | 0.799 |
ICU mortality [n (%)] | 7 (54) | 1 (13) | 4 (37) | 0 | 0.037 |
Hospital mortality [n (%)] | 8 (62) | 1 (13) | 4 (37) | 2 (25) | 0.139 |
ICU LOS (days) | 21 (18–27) | 13 (10–24) | 15 (9–30) | 8 (7–14) | 0.212 |
Hospital LOS (days) | 21 (18–44) | 27 (12–47) | 17 (9–72) | 18 (13–24) | 0.832 |