Table 2 Patient characteristics (PICU group, 19 patients)
From: Evolution of inspiratory muscle function in children during mechanical ventilation
Age (months), median (Q1–Q3) | 13.7 (1.5–34) |
Weight (kg), median (Q1–Q3) | 11 (3.8–17.3) |
Sex, male (%) | 12 (63.2%) |
Comorbidity, n (%) | |
 Prematurity | 6 (31.6%) |
 Previous episode of invasive ventilation (within 7 days of intubation) | 3 (15.8%) |
Reason for PICU admission, n (%) | |
 Neurological (traumatic brain injury) | 1 (5.3%) |
 Neurological (excluding traumatic brain injury) | 4 (21.1%) |
 Respiratory-upper airway | 4 (21.1%) |
 Respiratory-lower airway/pulmonary | 7 (36.8%) |
 Sepsis/shock | 1 (5.3%) |
 Other | 2 (10.5%) |
Reason for intubation, n (%) | |
 Neurological | 4 (21.1%) |
 Apnea | 3 (15.8%) |
 Respiratory-upper airway | 4 (21.1%) |
 Respiratory-lower airway/pulmonary | 6 (31.6%) |
 Hemodynamics | 1 (5.3%) |
 Procedure | 1 (5.3%) |
Drugs used during study period, n (%) | |
 Paralysis (excluding for intubation) | 5 (26.3%) |
 Corticosteroids | 8 (42.1%) |
 Inotropes/vasodilators | 5 (26.3%) |
Spontaneous mode used during MV episode (NAVA/PSV), n (%) | 14 (73.7%) |
Number of measurements, median (Q1–Q3) | 3 (2.5–4) |
PICU outcomes | |
 Duration of MV (hours), median (Q1–Q3) | 63.9 (50.4–77.4) |
 Reintubation within 24 h of extubation, n (%) | 0 (0%) |
 Rescue NIV for more than 72 h post-extubation, n (%) | 2 (10.5%) |
 PICU length of stay (days), median (Q1–Q3) | 5.3 (4–8.8) |
 Died during PICU admission, n (%) | 0 (0%) |