Table 3.
Median duration (days) of ventilation assistance (excluding patients treated by prone position only) by grades of retrognathia, glossoptosis and laryngomalacia.
Grades | ||||
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Mild | Moderate | Severe | p-value | |
Retrognathia | 142.5 [101.5–172.6] (n = 4) | 15 [1–136.5] (n = 20) | 287.5 [45–1095] (n = 9) | NS* |
Glossoptosis | 54 [36.2–202.5] (n = 7) | 6 [1–35] (n = 12) | 141 [63.7–309.9] (n = 14) | NS* |
Laryngomalacia | 150 [3–240.6] (n = 5) | / | 1,825 [1003.7–2258.7] (n = 4) | p = 0.01** |
Data are expressed as median and interquartile range [25–75th percentile]. NS, non-significant;
by Kruskal-Wallis test,
by Mann-Whitney test.