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Table 1 Description of the children enrolled in the study. Data are expressed as n (%) or otherwise indicated

From: A shared protocol for porcine surfactant use in pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome: a feasibility study

Descriptive variables

Overall, n = 69

Death, n = 11 (15.9)

Survival, n = 58 (84.1)

Age, dd median (IQR)

115 (56.5–265)

158 (67.5–467.5)

109 (53.7–258.5)

Weight, kg median (IQR)

5 (4–7.2)

6 (4.6–7.45)

4.95 (4–7)

Gender (F/M)

1.5 (42/27)

1.2 (6/5)

1.6 (36/22)

Study year

 2014

18 (26.1)

3 (16.7)

15 (25.9)

 2015

15 (21.7)

1 (6.7)

14 (24.1)

 2016

25 (36.2)

5 (20)

20 (34.5)

 2017

11 (15.9)

2 (18.2)

9 (15.5)

Comorbidity

27 (39.1)

10 (37.0)

17 (63.0)

 Neurologic

6 (22.2)

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

 Cardiac

11 (40.7)

5 (45.4)

6 (54.5)

 Respiratory

6 (22.2)

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

 Other

4 (14.8)

1 (25.0)

3 (75.0)

Preterm

17 (24.6)

2 (11.8)

15 (88.2)

 Severe (<  30 w GA)

9 (52.9)

1 (11.1)

8 (88.9)

 Moderate (30 < w GA < 35)

6 (35.3)

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

 Late (35 < w GA < 38)

2 (11.8)

0

2

Origin

 Other hospital

32 (46.4)

7 (21.9)

25 (78.1)

 Ward

15 (21.7)

2 (13.3)

13 (86.7)

 ER

10 (14.5)

2 (20.0)

8 (80.0)

 Other origin

12 (17.4)

0

12 (100)

Aetiology

 Medical

63 (91)

13 (20.6)

50 (79.4)

 Surgical

4 (5.8)

0

4 (100)

 Trauma

2 (2.9)

0

2 (100)

Underlying disease:

 Intrapulmonary

53 (76.8)

7 (13.2)

46 (66.7)

 Extrapulmunary

16 (23.2)

4 (25.0)

12 (75.0)

LOS, dd median (IQR)

19 (14–26)

21 (15–31)

17.5 (14–25.75)

Mechanical ventilation

 Before PICU admission

25 (43.9)

5 (20.0)

20 (80.0)

 On PICU admission

21 (36.8)

6 (28.6)

15 (71.4)

 During PICU stay

11 (19.3)

0

11 (100)

Type of MV

 ETI

26 (40.6)

7 (26.9)

19 (73.1)

 ETI + NIV

38 (59.4)

5 (13.2)

33 (86.8)

  1. dd days, IQR interquartile range, w GA weeks of gestational age, ER emergency room, LOS length of stay, ETI endotracheal intubation, NIV non invasive ventilation