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Table 1 Comparison of characteristics of patients with pressure injuries between pre- and post-AnchorFast periods

From: Impact of the introduction of an endotracheal tube attachment device on the incidence and severity of oral pressure injuries in the intensive care unit: a retrospective observational study

Variable

All patients (N = 42)

Pre-AnchorFast (n = 11)

Post-AnchorFast (n = 31)

p-value

Age (median, IQR)

56 (47.7–72.6)

52.2 (37.7–63.0)

56.7 (47.8–73.6)

0.43

Male Sex (%, n)

66.7% (28)

81.8% (9)

61.3% (19)

0.28

Malnourished at ICU admission (%, n)

19.0% (8)

36.4% (4)

12.9% (4)

0.17

Peripheral vascular disease (%, n)

2.4% (1)

9.1% (1)

0% (0)

0.26

Diabetes (%, n)

14.3% (6)

27.3% (3)

9.7% (3)

0.31

Current Smoker (%, n)

26.2% (11)

27.3% (3)

25.8% (8)

1.00

Long-term steroid therapy (%, n)

16.7% (7)

9.1% (1)

19.4% (6)

0.65

Serum albumin

34.5 (27.8–39.0)

30.0 (26.0–39.0)

35.0 (29.0–39.0)

0.45

Restricted mobility (%, n)

26.2% (11)

27.3% (3)

25.8% (8)

1.00

Waterlow score at ICU admission (median, IQR)

24 (17–28)

23.5 (14–24.5)

24 (17–28)

0.28

Length of mechanical ventilation, days (median, IQR)

7.6 (3.8–15.2)

8.7 (6.7–16.9)

6.9 (3.0–14.0)

0.10

ICU length of stay, days (median, IQR)

9.9 (4.6–21.2)

9.4 (7.8–23.1)

10.1 (4.2–20.9)

0.13

Hospital length of stay, days (median, IQR)

27.0 (11.6–36.3)

31.6 (14.9–38.3)

20.9 (10.6–36.3)

0.35

APACHE-III Score (median, IQR)

92.5 (72.8–111.3)

86.0 (73.0–121.0)

96.0 (69.0–107.0)

0.71

Time from intubation to PI reporting, days (median, IQR)

3 (1.9–6)

5 (2–6)

3 (1–7)

0.50

ICU Mortality (%, n)

14.3% (6)

18.2% (2)

12.9% (4)

0.64

Hospital Mortality (%, n)

28.6% (12)

27.3% (3)

29.0% (9)

1.00

Pressure injury severity

 1

21.4% (9)

18.2% (2)

22.6% (7)

1.00

 2

78.6% (33)

81.8% (9)

77.4% (24)