Completed patient episodes 2010-2011
| n=11 (8 male : 3 female) | |
|---|---|
| Median age (years) | 45 (range 22–68) |
| Underlying diagnosis | 6 neuromuscular |
| 2 no significant history | |
| 1 obesity | |
| 1 COPD | |
| 1 neurological malignancy | |
| ICU admission diagnosis | 5 post surgery |
| 3 sepsis | |
| 1 cardiac arrest | |
| 1 ascending paraparesis | |
| 1 acute ventilatory failure | |
| ICU LoS (days) | 106 (range 21–400) |
| VIC LoS (days) | 56 (range 15–131) |
| VIC Outcome | 2 no ventilatory support |
| 7 nocturnal NIV | |
| 2 ventilator dependant | |
| Hospital survival | 11 |
| Discharge destination | 7 home |
| 1 rehabilitation | |
| 3 nursing home |
LoS, length of stay.