Standardized Endoscopic Swallowing Evaluation for Tracheostomy Decannulation in Critically Ill Neurologic Patients – a prospective evaluation

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis for early decannulation (within 24 h from first FEES after end of mechanical ventilation) mRS = modified Rankin Scale, cat = categorical; Nagelkerke R²: 0.047

PARAMETERS	REGRESSION COEFFICIENT B	ODDS RATIO	P-LEVEL
AGE	−0.02	0.98 [0.96–1.00]	0.03
mRS ON ADMISSION	−0.33	0.80 [0.50–1.04]	0.08
MECHANICAL VENTILATION (HOURS)	0.00	1.00 [1.00–1.00]	0.70
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE (cat.)	0.35	1.42 [0.60–3.34]	0.42
NEOPLASIA OTHER THAN THROAT (cat.)	0.91	2.49 [0.56–11.09]	0.23
CONSTANT	−0.15	0.86	0.91

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