. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Intensive Care Med. 2018 Feb 22;35(5):472–477. doi: 10.1177/0885066618760541

Table 2.

Frequency of Use of PICU Technology by Weight Status.

PICU Technology	Overweight/ Obese (n = 156)	Normal Weight (n = 222)	P
BiPAP	13 (8.3%)	16 (7.2%)	.68
CPAP	8 (5.1%)	19 (8.6%)	.20
ECMO	9 (5.8%)	4 (1.8%)	.04
Conventional invasive ventilation	90 (57.7%)	131 (61.4%)	.79
HFOV	8 (5.1%)	13 (5.9%)	.76
Tracheostomy	32 (20.5%)	39 (17.6%)	.47
Broviac	14 (9.0%)	22 (9.9%)	.76
PICC	52 (33.3%)	74 (33.2%)	1.00
Portacath	23 (14.7%)	29 (13.1%)	.64
Arterial catheterization	64 (41.0%)	100 (45.0%)	.44
Central venous catheterization	61 (39.1%)	85 (38.3%)	.87
Continuous renal replacement therapy	16 (10.3%)	10 (4.5%)	.03
Intermittent hemodialysis	19 (12.2%)	19 (8.6%)	.25

Abbreviations: BiPAP, Bilevel positive airway pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; HFOV, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation; PICC, peripherally inserted central catheter; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit.