Research Article
Early Tracheostomy May Reduce the Length of Hospital Stay
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the sample and comparison of early and late tracheostomy groups.
| | | Total (n = 1075) | Early tracheostomy (n = 552) | Late tracheostomy (n = 523) | value |
| | Sex (F/M) | 392/683 | 186/366 | 206/317 | >0.05 | | Age (years) | 57 ± 19 | 58 ± 18 | 56 ± 20 | >0.01 | | Performing a tracheostomy (days) | 11 ± 16 | 5 ± 3 | 18 ± 22 | <0.0001 | | SOFA | 9 [7–12] | 9 [7–11] | 10 [8–12] | <0.0001 | | APACHE II | 25 [20–32] | 25 [20–31] | 26 [20–33] | >0.05 | | Number of comorbidities | 2 [0–3] | 5 [1–7] | 7 [2–7] | <0.003 |
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F: female; M: male; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment; APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health disease classification system.
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