Table 4.
Outcome of the mechanically ventilated children
| Overall (n=659) | Acute or chronic pulmonary disease (n=61) | Acute respiratory distress syndrome (n=16) | Acute respiratory failure, no ARDS (n=456) | Coma (n=87) | p valuec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of mechanical ventilation, median (percentile: 25, 75%) | ||||||
| Survivors | 3 (2, 6) | 4 (2, 8) | 3 (2, 4) | 3 (2, 6) | 3 (2, 4) | 0.02 |
| Non-survivors | 4 (3, 7) | 4 (2, 8.5) | 4 (3, 6) | 4 (3, 7) | 4 (3, 6) | 0.03 |
| Days of weaning, median (percentile: 25, 75%) | ||||||
| Survivors | 2 (1, 2) | 1 (2, 3) | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 3) | 0.80 |
| Non-survivors | 2 (1, 5) | 1 (1, 5) | – | 2 (1, 6) | 1.5 (1, 4) | 0.40 |
| Days of stay in the PICU, median (percentile: 25, 75%) | ||||||
| Survivors | 8 (5, 13) | 9 (5, 15) | 17 (6, 27) | 8 (5, 13) | 6 (4, 9) | 0.005 |
| Non-survivors | 7 (4, 13) | 7 (5, 22) | 5 (3, 10.5) | 7 (4, 12) | 5 (3, 10) | 0.17 |
| Days of stay in the hospital, median (percentile: 25, 75%) | ||||||
| Survivors | 17 (10, 32) | 20 (10, 31.5) | 31 (11, 47) | 17.5 (11, 34) | 13 (10, 24) | 0.14 |
| Non-survivors | 11.5 (5, 27.5) | 20 (5.5, 41) | 5 (3, 18.5) | 12 (5, 23) | 5 (3, 18) | 0.09 |
| Mortality | ||||||
| PICU: n [%, (95% CI)] | 101 [15 (13–18)] | 10 [16 (9–29)]a | 8 [50 (25–74)] | 60 [13 (10–17)]a,b | 21 [24 (16–35)] | |
| Hospital: n [% (95% CI)] | 116 [18 (15–21)] | 13 [21 (12–34 )]a | 8 [50 (25–74)] | 70 [15 (12–19)]a,b | 23 [26 (18–37)] | |
a p<0.05 for the comparison between acute or chronic pulmonary disease and ARDS and for the comparison between ARF non-ARDS and coma
b p<0.01 for the comparison between ARF non-ARDS and ARDS
cKruskal-Wallis test