TABLE 4.

Multivariate Analysis of Patient Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Children 5 Years After Tracheotomy

Patient Characteristics	Clinical Outcomes, OR (95% CI)
	In-Hospital Mortality		Decannulation
	During Admission for Tracheotomy Placement	During the 5-y Follow-up Period
Clinical conditiona
NI	—	2.7 (1.4–5.4)	0.4 (0.2–0.8)
Upper airway anomaly	0.2 (0.1, 0.3)	—	—
Chronic lung disease	—	—	1.7 (1.1, 2.7)
Hospital discharge disposition
Sometimes homeb	—	0.5 (0.2–1.2)	—
Always home	—	0.4 (0.2–0.7)	—
Always to a postacute care facility	Reference	Reference	Reference
Demographics
Age < 1 yc	3.8 (1.3–11.2)	—	—
Female vs male	1.6 (1.0–2.6)	—	—

The significant (P < .1) findings are shown from each model following backward elimination. OR indicates odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

^aReference group is the absence of each clinical condition (for instance, the reference group for the odds ratios in children with NI is children without NI).

^bSometimes home includes children alternating between home and a postacute care facility across multiple hospital discharges.

^cReference group is children aged 13–18 years old.