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Clinical examinations before and after treatment for children < 2 years old.
| <2 years | Jet type | Mesh type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| n | 17 | 20 | ||
| Age, years | 1.30 (0.35) | 1.38 (0.40) | ||
| Inhalation time, s | 364 (53.9) | 236 (22.5)∗∗∗ | ||
| Heart rate, beats/min | 141 (21.4) | 145 (18.3) | 141 (22.6) | 147 (18.4) |
| SaO2, % | 97.7 (1.44) | 97.9 (1.73) | 97.6 (1.52) | 98.0 (1.73) |
| Symptom score | 1.27 (0.57) | 0.38 (0.60)∗∗∗ | 1.47 (0.81) | 0.38 (0.66)∗∗∗ |
Mean (SD), ∗∗∗p < 0.0001, paired t-test, and independent t-test.
