Table 4: ICU, hospital length of stay and ventilation duration in each tracheostomy group.
|
OUTCOME Variables |
No Tracheostomy |
Elective Tracheostomy |
Delayed Tracheostomy |
p-value |
|
ICU stay (days): Median (IQR) |
6 (5-8) |
10 (8-14) |
19 (14-27) |
< 0.001 |
|
ICU stay – (Log days) Mean (SD) |
1.85 (0.35) |
2.40 (0.49) |
2.96 (0.43) |
< 0.001 |
|
Hospital stay - (days) Median (IQR) |
14 (11-18) |
14 (14-29) |
27 (20-40) |
< 0.001 |
|
Total ventilation hours: Median (IQR) |
17 (2-32) |
166 (123-286) |
336 (216-504) |
< 0.001 |
IQR: Interquartile Range.