From: Airway ultrasound to detect subglottic secretion above endotracheal tube cuff
Subglottic secretions present n = 31 | Subglottic secretions absent n = 19 | P value | |
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Gender, male, n (%) | 23 (74) | 16 (84) | 0.407a |
Female, n (%) | 8 (26) | 3 (16) | |
Age, mean (95% CI), year | 38 (33.6–42.9) | 49 (42–56) | 0.01b |
Subglottic secretion score, n (%) | 0 (absent) = 19 (38) | ||
1 (posterior only) = 6 (12) | |||
2 (anterior and posterior) = 25 (50) | |||
Comorbidities | 0.231a | ||
None, n (%) | 25 (81) | 15 (79) | |
Multiple,n (%) | 3 (10) | 4 (21) | |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 3 (10) | 0 (0) | |
Medical treatment given | |||
Antibiotic usage, n (%) | 6 (19) | 3 (16) | 0.532a |
Physiological parameter | |||
Respiratory rate, mean (95% CI) | 20 (19–21) | 21 (19–23) | 0.533b |
Mean arterial pressure, mean (95% CI) | 97 (91–102) | 91 (85–98) | 0.217b |
Heart rate, mean (95% CI) | 94 (87–91) | 94 (82–107) | 0.931b |
SpO2, mean (95% CI) | 99 (99–100) | 96 (94–99) | 0.006b |
ETT size, mean (95% CI) | 7.7 (7.6–7.8) | 7.8(7.6–8.0) | 0.356b |
GCS, mean (95% CI) | 6.3 (5.2–7.4) | 7.6 (6.0–9.2) | 0.144b |
SOFA score mean (95% CI) | 4.5 (3.6–5.3) | 4.0 (3.1–4.8) | 0.426b |
APACHE score, mean (95% CI) | 13.5 (11.1–15.9) | 13.9 (11.5–16.3) | 0.816b |
SAPS score, mean (95% CI) | 31.2 (27.5–34.9) | 31.8 (26.8–36.7) | 0.846b |
Outcomes | |||
VAP, n (%) | 18 (58) | 2 (11) | 0.01a |
Mortality, n (%) | 6 (19) | 6 (32) | 0.258a |
ICU stay (days) | 4.7 (2.2–7.1) | 9.4 (3–15.8) | 0.099b |
Hospital stay (days) | 8.5 (5.7–11.2) | 14.8 (6.9–22.7) | 0.069b |
Ventilator usage (days) | 4.0 (1.9–6.1) | 9.2 (2.7–15.6) | 0.062b |
SOFA at discharge, mean (95% CI) | 2.4 (0.7–4.1) | 3.5 (1.5–5.4) | 0.404b |