Evaluation of the Safety of Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy Compared with Surgical Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit

Table 3

Secondary outcomes.

	PDT group (n = 52)	ST group (n = 49)	value
Length of ICU stay (days)	14 (10–15)	12 (9–15)	0.42
Time to tracheostomy from intubation (days)	7.5 (6–11)	7.0 (5–10)	0.22
Duration of mechanical ventilation posttracheostomy (days)	20.5 (7–39)	7 (3–22)	0.005
Mechanical ventilation at 28 POD, N (%)	21 (40.4)	12 (24.5)	0.14
Survival at 28 POD, N (%)	46 (88.4)	46 (93.9)	0.55

POD: postoperative days.