Total (n = 13) | Survivors (n = 8) | Nonsurvivors (n = 5) | p value | |
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Age (years) | 70 ± 7 | 72 ± 8 | 67 ± 6 | 0.221 |
Male no. (%) | 10 (77 %) | 5 (63 %) | 5 (100 %) | 0.118 |
APACHE II at ICU admission | 29.4 ± 8.7 | 30.3 ± 10.3 | 28.0 ± 6.3 | 0.670 |
MV before IRV (days) | 4.4 ± 6.1 | 3.5 ± 4.4 | 5.8 ± 8.5 | 0.529 |
IRV duration (days) | 10.5 ± 9.6 | 5.5 ± 4.2 | 18.6 ± 10.6 | 0.009 |