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Additional file 2: of Epidemiology and patterns of tracheostomy practice in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in ICUs across 50 countries

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Table S2 compares outcomes between early (within 7 days of ICU admission) and late (8 days and later) thoracotomy (n = 280). SD, standard deviation; ICU, intensive care unit; Q1–Q3; 25%–75% interquartile. Missing data: days of mechanical ventilation = 37; days of mechanical ventilation in patient alive at hospital discharge (90 days) = 139; length of ICU stay in patient alive at ICU discharge (90 days) = 58; length of hospital stay = 19; length of hospital stay in patient alive at ICU discharge (90 days) = 87; ICU, 28-day, 60-day, and 90-day mortality = 1. Participants were adult patients (≥ 18 years) with severe or moderate ARDS who received mechanical ventilation and had tracheostomy. Participants were excluded if they had made the decision to withhold/withdraw treatment; if they had been transferred from another hospital with invasive mechanical ventilation; if they received tracheostomy on the first day of the study period and had been on invasive mechanical ventilation for 6 days or more; or if they had been discharged from the ICU or died in the ICU within 7 days. Length of ICU and hospital stay were calculated from their admission to discharge. Mortality was calculated from day 7 to patient discharge. Days of mechanical ventilation, length of ICU stay, and length of hospital stay were compared using linear regression models, and mortality using logistic regression models. (DOCX 17 kb)