Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the patients in the mechanical ventilation and the control groups.

	Mechanical ventilation (n = 10)	Control (n = 11)
Age (months)	4.5 [2.5–4.7]	1.5 [1–3]
Weight (kg)	5.7 [4.8–6.7]	3.9 [3.5–5.0]a
Male gender	4 (40)	4 (36)
Admission FiO2	0.35 [0.30–0.39]	0.35 [0.30–0.35]
Admission diagnosis
Bronchiolitis	3 (30)	5 (45)
Pneumonia	1 (10)	2 (18)
Post surgery	4 (40)	1 (9)
Sepsis	0 (0)	2 (18)
Other	2 (20)	1 (9)

Data are expressed as median [25th–75th percentile] or number (percentage).

^ap < 0.05.