Incidence of prolonged time to tracheal extubation and its associated factors among adult patients undergoing elective surgery at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2024
Authors' conclusion
The study found that prolonged time to extubation occurred in one-fourth of the patients.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing elective surgery under GA with tracheal intubation, Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia
- Participants
- 308 adults
- Outcome
- Incidence of prolonged extubation (extubation taking ≥15 min)
Methodological detailsconsecutive sampling, single-centre
- Consecutive sampling
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Prolonged extubation
Incidence of prolonged extubation
24.7%
95% CI 20.0–29.9
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Factors associated with prolonged extubation (multivariable logistic regression)
| aOR (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age ≥ 55 years | 5.7 (2.62–12.69) | P ≤ 001 | |
| ASAPS > II | 4.27 (1.59–11.45) | P = 004 | |
| BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² | 6.6 (2.37–18.36) | P ≤ 001 | |
| Benzodiazepine use | 3.43 (1.42–8.25) | P = 0.006 | |
| Isoflurane use | 0.35 (0.15–0.78) | P = 0.011 | |
| Prone position | 4.68 (1.56–14.07) | P = 0.006 | |
| Extubation in afternoon | 2.69 (1.26–5.74) | P = 0.011 | |
| Duration of surgery ≥ 210 min | 5.2 (2.32–11.72) | P ≤ 0.001 | |
| 0.050.21520Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
- Factors associated with prolonged extubation (multivariable logistic regression): significance p ≤ 0.05 in multivariate analysis
Original publication
Incidence of prolonged time to tracheal extubation and its associated factors among adult patients undergoing elective surgery at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2024. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 24 April 2025. doi:10.
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