Table 1 Characteristics of Study Sample (n = 62)
Age, median (range), years | 5.7 (0.047–20.09) |
Diagnosis, n (%) | |
Asthma | 41 (66) |
Bronchiolitis | 9 (15) |
Pneumonia | 12 (29) |
RR, mean ± SD, breaths/min | 38.3 ± 18.6 |
Supplemental O2 requirement, n (%) | |
Room air | 13 (21) |
O2 req. | 45 (72) |
Not recorded | 4 (6) |
Disposition, n (%) | |
Home | 9 (15) |
General Floor | 44 (71) |
ICU | 7 (11) |
Other | 2 (3) |
EtCO2, mean ± SD, mm Hg | 35.7 ± 10.1 |
vpCO2, mean (± SD), mm Hg | 39.4 ± 10.9 |