Long-term results of intensive care patients with post-intubation tracheal stenosis: 7 years follow-up

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 5 Follow-up data of patients with complex tracheal stenosis (subgroup analysis)

Surgical procedure	No n = 28	Yes n = 19	P value
LOS in ICU (day), median (min - max)	14 (4–35)	9 (4–35)	0.177
ICU mortality no/yes, n (%)	24 (85.7) / 4 (14.3)	19 (100) / 0 (0)	0.137
Mortality at follow-up no/yes, n (%)	14 (50) / 14 (50)	14 (73.7) / 5 (26.3)	0.104
Survival functions (month), mean (95% confidence interval)*	41 (29–53)	64 (53–76)	0.051

Continuous variables are expressed as either the median (min-max), and categorical variables are expressed as either frequency (n) and percentage (%). Continuous variables were compared with the mann whitney u test, and categorical variables were compared using Pearson’s chi-square test or fisher exact test. Statistically significant p-values are in bold
*Kaplan-Meier estimation was used to compare survival functions
LOS: length of stay, ICU: intensive care unit, min: minimum, max: maximum

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