Table 2.
Diagnoses causing acute respiratory failure in nasal intermittent mandatory ventilation responders vs nasal intermittent mandatory ventilation non-responders1
| Diagnosis | NIMV responders n (%) | NIMV non-responders n (%) | Total (%) | P value |
| Asthma exacerbation | 1 (3) | 2 (33) | 3 (7) | 0.11 |
| Bronchiolitis | 28 (78) | 3 (50) | 31 (74) | |
| Heart failure | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
| Pneumonia | 3 (8) | 1 (17) | 4 (10) | |
| Viral syndrome | 3 (8) | 0 (0) | 3 (7) |
1Values expressed as number (percent). NIMV: Nasal intermittent mandatory ventilation.