. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2017 Mar 30;185:26–32.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.060

Table. Patient characteristics described as median and ranges or number and percent of total studied population.

Age (range)	2 mo (0.25-6)
Male (%)	22 (52%)
Ethnicity
Hispanic	26 (61%)
White	14 (33%)
Other	3 (6%)
Weight (range)	3.6 kg (2.2-9.6)
Reason for intubation
Congenital heart disease surgery (%)	30 (71%)
Respiratory failure (%)	10 (23%)
Length of mechanical ventilation (range)	7 d (2-30)
Length of noninvasive ventilation (range)	1 (0.1-29 d)