Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics.
Participant # | Age | Sex | Cause of SCI | ICU ISNCSCI | Pulmonary condition before SCI | Smoking history | Reason intubated | Injury to Surgery (hours) | Length of Intubation (hours) | Injury to extubation (hours) | ICU LOS (days) | APACHE II | APACHE III | FVC supine (millitres) Pre-extubation | Sputum- frequency of suction at ETT | Pa02/Fi02: Lowest in previous 24 hours | Pa02/Fi02 immediately pre-extubation | Clinically defined pneumonia at time of extubation | ICU LOS (days) | MPV day one pressure support (cmH2O) | MPV final pressure support (cmH2O) | MPV titration total time (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34 | M | Diving | C4 B | None | Past | Resp | 19.92 | 136 | 140 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 0.70 | <hourly suction | 227 | 300 | Yes | 13 | 12 | 15 | 210 |
2 | 42 | M | Fall from height | C3 C | None | Current | Surg | 52.87 | 68 | 120 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 1.50 | <hourly suction | 410 | 410 | No | 9 | 22 | 22 | 240 |
3 | 72 | M | Diving | C3 A | Right sided pleural effusion of unknown cause requiring pleurodesis 1 month prior to accident | Past | Resp | 51.52 | 27 | 77 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 1.00 | <hourly suction | 140 | 310 | Yes | 9 | 10 | 14 | 70 |
4 | 45 | F | Fall from height | C5 B | None | Past | Surg | 12.57 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 2.21 | <hourly suction | 300 | 300 | No | 4 | 16 | 18 | 90 |
5 | 27 | F | MVA | C4 C | None | Never | Surg | 10.73 | 30 | 40 | 4 | 17 | 46 | 0.85 | <hourly suction | 453 | 453 | No | 4 | 10 | 10 | 70 |
6 | 21 | M | Diving | C6 A | None | Past | Resp | 9.55 | 196 | 221 | 14 | 22 | 72 | 1.20 | <hourly suction | 236 | 363 | No | 14 | 10 | 15 | 170 |
7C | 21 | M | Diving/Drowning | C5 B | None | Current | Resp | 41.7 | 348, 90a | 348 | 22 | 14 | 40 | 2.00, 2.05a | <hourly suction | 170, 260a | 189 | Yes | 22 | 18 | 14 | 200, 110a |
8 | 62 | M | MBA | C4 D | Asthma - recent antibiotics for chest infection | Never | Surg | 19.68 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 2.63 | <hourly suction | 254 | 335 | No | 2 | 18 | 18 | 100 |
9 | 64 | M | Diving | C4 C | None | Never | Resp | 41.63 | 210 | 210 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 1.19 | <hourly suction | 164 | 194 | Yes | 10 | 10 | 14 | 70 |
10c | 62 | M | Diving/Drowning | C4 B | None | Never | Surg | 57.98 | 38, 120a | 96 | 12,7b | 16 | 54 | 1.95, 1.92a | twice hourly suction | 217, 240a | 307 | Yes | 12,7b | 20 | 22 | 185, 225a |
11 | 24 | F | Diving | C4 A | None | Never | Surg | 30.25 | 22 | 46 | 6,13b | 8 | 40 | 1.55 | <hourly suction | 290 | 290 | No | 6,13b | 12 | 12 | 300 |
12d | 32 | M | MBA | C5 A | None | Current | Surg | 44.17 | 131 | 138 | 17 | 4 | 25 | Not collected | <hourly suction | 293 | 293 | No | 17 | UTU | UTU | 70 |
13 | 56 | F | Fall from height | C6 B | OSA | Current | Surg | 14.33 | 38 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 46 | Not collected | hourly suction | 234 | 303 | No | 10 | 14 | 18 | 310 |
14 | 25 | M | MBA | C8 B | None | Never | Surg | 6.42 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 1.10 | <hourly suction | 436 | 440 | No | 4 | 10 | 10 | 70 |
