Table 1 Patient demographics
From: High-frequency oscillatory ventilation in children: a single-center experience of 53 cases
Parameter | Survivors | Nonsurvivors | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 34 | 19 | |
Age (months)a | 9.5 (0–158) | 14.0 (0–169) | Not significant |
Weight (kg)a | 6.7 (2.6–30.0) | 10.0 (1.7–86.0) | Not significant |
Male | 20 (58.8%) | 7 (36.8%) | Not significant |
Pediatric Index of Mortality score (%)a | 2.8 (0.2–54.5) | 3.9 (0.6–97.7) | Not significant |
Cause of respiratory insufficiency | |||
Diffuse alveolar disease | 18 (52.9%) | 14 (73.7%) | |
Acute respiratory distree syndrome | 10 (29.4%) | 7 (36.8%) | |
Pneumonia | 8 (23.6%) | 6 (31.6%) | |
Aspiration | 0 | 1 (5.3%) | |
Small airway disease | 15 (44.2%) | 2 (10.5%) | |
Bronchiolitis | 15 (44.1%) | 2 (10.5%) | |
Different | 1 (2.9%) | 3 (15.8%) | |
Duration of conventional mechanical ventilation before transition (hours)a | 29.5 (0–690) | 63.0 (2–473) | Not significant |
Duration of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (hours)a | 214 (1–648) | 177 (9–845) | Not significant |
Duration of conventional mechanical ventilation after high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (hours)a | 66 (0–1218) | 8 (0–427) | Not significant |
Number of pediatric intensive care unit daysa | 23 (7–47) | 22 (3–50) | Not significant |