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Table 1 Patients’ outcomes

From: Proceedings of Réanimation 2020, the French Intensive Care Society International Congress

Outcomes

Low MEP

N = 63

Normal MEP

N = 61

Risk Ratio

[95% IC]

p value

Extubation failure, n (%)

14 (22)

8 (13)

1.32 (0.91–1.93)

0.18

Death within 30 days, n (%)

10 (16)

5 (8)

1.37 (0.91–2.06)

0.19

ICU-AW, n (%*)

32 (64*)

17 (35*)

1.82 (1.19–2.77)

0.003

Readmission in ICU within 30 days, n (%)

1 (2)

1 (2)

0.98 (0.24–3.98)

0.98

  1. CI: Confidence interval; ICU-AW: Intensive care unit acquired weakness; MEP: Maximal expiratory pressure; *99/124 has been assessed for ICU-AW (MRC score)