Table 1.
Patient characteristics of children with bronchiolitis requiring invasive ventilation
| N = 189 | |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Boys | 108 (57.1%) |
| Age (months) | 2.91 ± 3.52 |
| < 6 months of age | 168/189 (88.9%) |
| Admission weight (kg) | 4.91 ± 2.0 |
| Born Prematurea | 53/171b (31.0%) |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 37.1 ± 4.05 |
| Deathsc | 1 (0.5%) |
| Underlying conditions | |
| Any underlying condition | 25/188b (13.3%) |
| Congenital Heart diseases | 11/25b (44.0%) |
| Down Syndrome | 5 (20.0%) |
| Viral characteristics | |
| RSV | 126/162b(77.8%) |
| 2 or more viral infection | 24/97b (24.7%) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| CRP max (mg/l) | 85.0 ± 62.2 |
| CRP 0–40 mg/l | 55/188b (29.3%) |
| 40–100 mg/l | 67/188b (35.6%) |
| > 100 mg/l | 66/188b (35.1%) |
| Leukocytes highest value (× 109 /l) | 13.6 ± 6.4 |
| Fever (> 38,5 °C) | 4/149b (2.7%) |
| Antimicrobial drug treatment | |
| Antibiotics started prior to PICU admission | 51/101b (50.5%) |
| Treatment started during PICU admission | 159 (84.1%) |
| Cultures | |
| Cultured (BAL or TA) | 167 (88.4%) |
a: < 37 weeks
bdata was only available for this proportion of patients
cDied from pulmonary hypertension
Data is either displayed as mean and standard deviation