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Table 5 Type of respiratory disease

From: Factors affecting tracheostomy in critically ill paediatric patients in Japan: a data-based analysis

Type

total

no tracheostomy

tracheostomy

p-value

N

1101

1029

72

 

Upper airway disease (%)

247 (22.4)

224 (21.8)

23 (31.9)

0.176

Lower airway disease (%)

274 (24.9)

261 (25.4)

13 (18.1)

Pulmonary parenchyma disease (%)

458 (41.6)

431 (41.8)

27 (37.5)

Others (%)

122 (11.1)

113 (11.0)

9 (12.5)