Research Article
Predictors of Extubation Success in Patients with Middle Cerebral Artery Acute Ischemic Stroke
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of middle cerebral artery acute ischemic stroke patients in whom extubation was successful versus failed*.
| | Successful () | Failed ( ) |
| | Age, median years (IQR) | 62 (52–71) | 51.5 (45–72) | | Male | 57% (21) | 70% (7) | | White | 60% (21/35) | 56% (5/9) | | Previous stroke | 41% (15) | 50% (5) | | Carotid stenosis | 35% (13) | 10% (1) | | Coronary artery disease | 27% (10) | 40% (4) | | Prosthetic heart valve | 0% (2) | 0% (0) | | Atrial fibrillation or flutter | 27% (10) | 20% (2) | | Congestive heart failure | 24% (9) | 40% (4) | | Hypertension | 71% (26) | 60% (6) | | Dyslipidemia | 73% (27) | 60% (6) | | Peripheral vascular disease | 5% (2) | 0% (0) | | Diabetes mellitus | 30% (11) | 20% (2) | | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 16% (6) | 10% (1) | | Smoking history | 59% (22) | 78% (7/9) | | Ambulating independently at baseline | 97% (33/34) | 90% (9) |
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*All values are nonsignificant.
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