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Table 2 Main clinical outcomes

From: In-hospital mortality of patients requiring unplanned postoperative ventilatory support: a multicenter observational study

Outcome

All patients (N = 698)

Extubated in PACU (N = 429)

Not extubated in PACU (N = 269)

 

Primary outcome

   

aOR (95% CI)

 In-hospital mortality

135 (19%)

38 (9%)

97 (36%)

5.8 (3.8–8.8)

Secondary outcomes

   

aOR (97.5% CI)

 Unplanned ICU admission

317 (45%)

97 (23%)

220 (82%)

14.8 (8.9–24.6)

 Postoperative respiratory infection

97 (14%)

39 (9%)

58 (22%)

2.7 (1.7–4.5)

Composite outcome

   

aOR (95% CI)

 Mortality, ICU admission, or respiratory infection

 

131 (30.5%)

250 (92.9%)

29.9 (18.0–49.8)

  1. Comparison of the primary, secondary, and exploratory outcomes between patients extubated during PACU stay versus remaining intubated beyond PACU discharge. Results reported as adjusted odds ratios and 95% (for the primary and exploratory outcomes) or 97.5% (Bonferroni, for the 2 secondary outcomes) confidence intervals.
  2. CI confidence interval, aOR adjusted odds ratio, ICU intensive care unit, PACU postanesthesia care unit