From: Non invasive ventilation after extubation in paediatric patients: a preliminary study
Success group (N = 27) | Failure group (N = 14) | P value | |
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Patients' characteristics | |||
Age (months) | 30.4 (0.5 - 206.8) | 11.5 (0.8 - 199.2) | 0.947 |
Males (%) | 56.0 | 78.6 | 0.096 |
Weight (kg) | 17.4 ± 15.8 | 18.7 ± 18.4 | 0.811 |
PRISM score | 10.5 ± 7.2 | 12.7 ± 7.5 | 0.360 |
HR (beats/min) | 130.2 ± 30.4 | 134.3 ± 31.4 | 0.688 |
RR (breaths/min) | 34.6 ± 14.9 | 28.4 ± 10.1 | 0.187 |
FiO2 (%) | 36.0 ± 9.3 | 37.0 ± 19.1 | 0.823 |
PCO2 (mmHg) | 54.6 ± 11.8 | 46.6 ± 3.4 | 0.177 |
PO2/FiO2 ratio | 337.8 ± 168.1 | 284.8 ± 77.9 | 0.381 |
pH | 7.35 ± 0.11 | 7.44 ± 0.05 | 0.259 |
Primary cause of intubation - no (%) | |||
Postsurgery | 8 (29.6) | 3 (21.4) | |
Bronchiolitis | 4 (14.8) | 4 (28.6) | |
Pneumonia | 5 (18.5) | 1 (7.1) | |
Severe cranial trauma | 1 (3.7) | 2 (14.3) | |
ARDS | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0) | |
CPR | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0) | |
Central apneas | 0 (0) | 2 (14.3) | |
Upper airways respiratory infection | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0) | |
Others | 3 (11.2) | 2 (14.3) | |
Underlying conditions - no (%) | |||
Neurologic | 6 (22.2) | 8 (57.1) | 0.025 |
Respiratory | 17 (63.0) | 7 (50.0) | 0.424 |
Immunosupression | 3 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.539 |
Cardiac | 0 (0) | 1 (7.1) | 0.341 |
Severe scoliosis | 3 (11.1) | 2 (14.3) | 0.768 |
Type of postextubation NIV - no (%) | 0.037 | ||
Elective NIV | 17 (81) | 4 (19) | |
Rescue NIV | 10 (50) | 10 (50) |