Table 3 Outcomes at 6 months after discharge of 12 patients who required mechanical ventilation at discharge
Age (years) | Sex | Diagnosis | MV days before discharge | Destination after discharge | Liberation from MV | Six-month outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | M | Acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia | 107 | Chronic care hospital | No | Death |
88 | F | Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm | 241 | Chronic care hospital | No | Survival |
62 | M | Post-cardiac arrest syndrome | 54 | Chronic care hospital | No | Death |
80 | M | Myxedema coma | 114 | Chronic care hospital | No | Death |
65 | M | Cervical cord injury (highest injury site: C3) | 118 | Chronic care hospital | No | Survival |
69 | M | Cervical cord injury (highest injury site: C4) | 74 | Chronic care hospital | No | Survival |
74 | F | Cervical cord injury (highest injury site: C2) | 53 | Chronic care hospital | No | Death |
83 | M | Ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm | 32 | Chronic care hospital | Yes | Death |
44 | M | Pneumonia, HIV | 30 | University hospital | Yes | Survival |
88 | F | Cervical cord injury (highest injury site: C4) | 58 | Chronic care hospital | No | Survival |
81 | F | Type II respiratory failure | 114 | Chronic care hospital | No | Survival |
78 | F | Acute transverse myelitis | 237 | Home | No | Survival |