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Table 1 Subjects’ demographics and characteristics

From: Development and evaluation of an appraisal form to assess clinical effectiveness of adult invasive mechanical ventilation systems

Variables

(N = 200)

Age

58.3 (16 to 99)

< 45 yrs

42 (21.0)

45 – 55 yrs

35 (17.5)

55 – 65 yrs

46 (23.0)

65 – 75 yrs

38 (19.0)

≧ 75 yrs

39 (19.5)

Sex

 

Male

142 (71)

Female

58 (29)

APACHE II score

 

<10

50 (25.0)

11-20

67 (33.5)

21-30

41 (20.5)

>30

42 (21.0)

Ventilator type

 

Servos

42 (21.0)

PB840

60 (30.0)

Vela

36 (18.0)

Drager

62 (31.0)

Artificial airway

 

endotracheal tube by mouth

123 (61.5)

endotracheal tube by nose

30 (15.0)

tracheotomy

16 (8.0)

endotracheal tube by mouth + Tracheotomy

31 (15.5)

Duration of mechanical ventilation, hour

216.8 (2 to 2880)

Ventilation outcome

 

Weaning

123 (61.5)

Died during ventilation

77 (38.5)

  1. Data were summarized as mean (Range: Min. to Max.) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables.