Endotracheal tube, mean (SD) h | 115.4 (60.8) | 87.1 (43.3) | 142.4 (63.0) | < 0.001 |
No. of endotracheal intubation events |
1 | 196 (77.2) | 105 (84.7) | 91 (70.0) | 0.006 |
2 | 53 (20.9) | 19 (15.3) | 34 (26.2) | 0.006 |
3 | 5 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 5 (3.8) | 0.006 |
Postextubation NPO, mean (SD) h† | 76.6 (90.7) | 32.5 (30.5) | 118.4 (107.6) | < 0.001 |
Postextubation tube-feeding‡ |
Nasogastric tube | 116 (45.7) | 13 (10.5) | 103 (79.2) | 0.001 |
Gastrostomy tube | 5 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 5 (3.8) | 0.001 |
Oral intake to discharge, mean (SD) h | 11.8 (11.2) | 10.4 (9.81) | 13.2 (12.3) | 0.05 |
Postextubation repeat ICU admission | 16 (6.3) | 5 (4.0) | 11 (8.5) | 0.15 |
Hospital stay, mean (SD) d |
Preoperative | 3.04 (10.8) | 3.11 (13.5) | 2.96 (7.32) | 0.91 |
Postoperative | 21.3 (14.4) | 16.2 (11.0) | 26.1 (15.6) | < 0.001 |
Total inpatient stay | 24.3 (18.7) | 19.3 (18.0) | 29.0 (18.3) | < 0.001 |