Table 1 Patient characteristics and outcomes according to separation attempt
From: Outcomes of mechanical ventilation according to WIND classification in pediatric patients
Total patients (n = 224) | SA group (n = 180) | No-SA group (n = 44) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline characteristics | ||||
Age in years | 2.1 (0.5–6.6) | 1.6 (0.4–5.5) | 5.3 (1.2–13.0) | 0.001 |
Male | 122 (54.5) | 102 (56.7) | 20 (45.5) | 0.121 |
PIM 3 (%), median (IQR) | 4.6 (1.4–15.0) | 3.0 (0.9–8.2) | 22.3 (7.0–84.0) | <0.001 |
PIM 3 (%), mean (SD) | 15.5 (26.0) | 10.5 (20.0) | 36.2 (36.0) | |
Admission type | ||||
Postoperative admission | 37 (16.5) | 35 (19.4) | 2 (4.5) | 0.010 |
Medical admission | 187 (83.5) | 145 (80.6) | 42 (95.5) | 0.009 |
Respiratory | 117 (52.2) | 98 (67.6) | 19 (45.2) | |
Cardiovascular | 33 (14.7) | 21 (14.5) | 12 (28.6) | |
Neurologic | 20 (8.9) | 17 (11.7) | 3 (7.1) | |
Other | 17 (7.7) | 9 (6.2) | 8 (19.1) | |
Underlying disease | 0.001 | |||
Neurologic | 49 (21.9) | 40 (22.2) | 7 (15.9) | |
Pulmonary | 47 (21.0) | 20 (11.1) | 1 (2.3) | |
Cardiologic | 47 (21.0) | 40 (22.2) | 7 (15.9) | |
Oncologic | 21 (9.4) | 27 (15.0) | 22 (50.0) | |
Infectious | 19 (8.5) | 16 (8.9) | 3 (6.8) | |
Other | 41 (18.3) | 37 (21.0) | 4 (9.1) | |
Clinical outcomes | ||||
Total MV duration, days | 7.0 (4–14) | 7.0 (4–13) | 12.5 (6.0–31.5) | < 0.001 |
Ventilator-free daysa | 19 (0–24) | 21 (15–24) | 0 | < 0.001 |
Length of ICU stay, days | 12 (7–21.7) | 12.0 (7–21) | 13.0 (6.0–31.7) | 0.448 |
ICU-free daysa | 13 (0–20) | 16 (7–21) | 0 (0–0) | < 0.001 |
Length of hospital stay, days | 26 (14–48) | 24.0 (14–48) | 33.5 (13.3–58.0) | 0.753 |
Status at ICU discharge | ||||
Dead | 46 (20.5) | 5 (2.8) | 41 (93.2) | < 0.001 |
Alive and weaned | ||||
Spontaneous breathing | 144 (64.3) | 144 (80.0) | 0 | |
Tracheostomy, no MV | 22 (9.8) | 22 (12.2) | 0 | |
Alive and not weaned | ||||
Tracheostomy with MV | 12 (5.4) | 9 (5.0) | 3 (6.8) | |