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Table 1 Patient Characteristics (N = 122)

From: Outcomes after long-term mechanical ventilation of cancer patients

Characteristic

Total

Care in SACU

 No

47 (39)

 Yes

75 (61)

Sex

 Female

56 (46)

 Male

66 (54)

Cancer status

 Active

111 (91)

 No evidence of disease

11 (9)

COPD (N = 26)

 No

20 (77)

 Yes

6 (23)

Cancer histologic profile (N = 120)

 Liquid tumor

12 (10)

 Solid tumor

108 (90)

Age, years

69.0 (55.0 to 76.0)

ICU and mechanical ventilator duration

 ICU days (N = 121)

20.0 (13.0 to 27.0)

 ICU ventilation days (N = 121)

18.0 (10.0 to 25.0)

 Days on ventilation outside ICU

13.5 (8.0 to 34.0)

 Total ventilation days while inpatient

34.0 (24.0 to 54.0)

Weaned

 No

60 (49)

 Yes

62 (51)

Died while on mechanical ventilation (N = 99)

 No

64 (65)

 Yes

35 (35)

Deceased

 No

21 (17)

 Yes

101 (83)

Discharged on ventilation (N = 6), suspected dead

6 (100)

  1. Data are no. (%) or median (25th to 75th percentile)
  2. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICU intensive care unit, SACU surgical advanced care unit