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Table 1 Biosociodemographic characteristics in our participants (n = 140)

From: Prediction of survival time after terminal extubation: the balance between critical care unit utilization and hospice medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic era

Variables

Mean or number

(SD)

(%)

Baseline characteristics

 Age (years)

66.92

(14.08)

 

 Gender: male, n (%)

87

 

62.1

 Education: more than high school, n (%)

58

 

41.4

 Service: surgical, n (%)

89

 

63.6

 DNR documented before family meeting, n (%)

112

 

80.0

 Donor consideration, n (%)

8

 

5.7

 Hospitalization (days)

23.95

(17.29)

 

 ICU stay (days)

18.64

(14.01)

 

 Intubation (days)

17.84

(13.63)

 

 Intubation to family meeting (days)

16.10

(13.15)

 

Comorbidities

 Cerebrovascular disease, n (%)

83

 

59.3

 Chronic respiratory disease, n (%)

59

 

42.1

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

57

 

40.7

 Heart failure, n (%)

76

 

54.3

 Liver disease, n (%)

43

 

30.7

 Advanced malignancy, n (%)

53

 

37.9

 Renal failure, n (%)

64

 

45.7

Admission category

 Neurology, n (%)

40

 

28.6

 Oncology, n (%)

47

 

33.6

 Cardiology, n (%)

12

 

8.6

 Nephrology, n (%)

3

 

2.1

 Chest, n (%)

25

 

17.9

 Infection, n (%)

13

 

9.3

Vital signs from monitor

 SBP (mmHg)

102.43

(29.81)

 

 DBP (mmHg)

56.86

(17.53)

 

 Mean blood pressure (mmHg)

70.71

(21.63)

 

 Pulse rate (/min)

88.26

(26.39)

 

 Respiratory rate (/min)

17.57

(9.04)

 

 Pulse oximeter (%)

90.05

(15.01)

 

Physical variables

 Feeding within 24 h, n (%)

110

 

78.6

 Hemodialysis within 3 days, n (%)

20

 

14.3

 Presence of IABP, n (%)

6

 

4.3

 Tracheostomy, n (%)

10

 

7.1

Neurological variables

 Coma scale (total GCS)

5

(2)

 

 Motor response (extensor or absent), n (%)

70

 

50.0

 Absent Light reflex, n (%)

70

 

50.0

 Absent corneal reflex, n (%)

73

 

52.1

 Absent cough reflex, n (%)

80

 

57.1

Respiratory variables

 FiO2 from ventilator (%)

48.59

(28.20)

 

 PEEP (cmH2O)

6.82

(2.15)

 

 Static pressure (cmH2O)

24.41

(6.97)

 

 Minute ventilation (L/min)

8.63

(3.74)

 

 Mean airway pressure (mmHg)

11.92

(3.74)

 

 Spontaneous breathing trail within 24 h, n (%)

57

 

40.7

Medications previous to withdrawal

 Total dose of opioids within 24 h (mg)

13.33

(21.01)

 

 Total dose of BZDs within 24 h (mg)

34.00

(93.30)

 

 Total dose of propofol within 24 h (mg)

80.75

(389.54)

 

 Opioids use within 24 h, n (%)

101

 

72.1

 BZDs use within 24 h, n (%)

80

 

57.1

 Propofol use within 24 h, n (%)

28

 

20.0

 Inotropic agents use within 24 h, n (%)

25

 

17.9

 APACHE II score at ICU admission

25.21

(7.74)

 

 APACHE II score at extubation

30.58

(8.26)

 

 Survival time after Extubation (h)

21.83

(53.61)

 

 Survival more than 1 h (%)

64

 

45.7

 Survival more than 24 h

35

 

25.0

  1. SD standard deviation