Table 7 Chronic conditions
From: Factors affecting tracheostomy in critically ill paediatric patients in Japan: a data-based analysis
Chronic conditions | total | no tracheostomy | tracheostomy | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 3834 | 3687 | 147 | |
Neuromuscular disease (%) | 974 (25.4) | 923 (25) | 51 (34.7) | 0.012 |
Congenital/Genetic abnormality (%) | 651 (17.0) | 625 (17) | 26 (17.7) | 0.823 |
Cardiovascular disease (%) | 598 (15.6) | 578 (15.7) | 20 (13.6) | 0.563 |
Prematurity (%) | 427 (11.1) | 409 (11.1) | 18 (12.2) | 0.688 |
Respiratory disease (%) | 362 (9.4) | 351 (9.5) | 11 (7.5) | 0.474 |
Gastrointestinal, Hepato-bilary-pancreatic disease (%) | 354 (9.2) | 349 (9.5) | 5 (3.4) | < 0.01 |
Hematological/Immunologic disease (%) | 164 (4.3) | 152 (4.1) | 12 (8.2) | 0.033 |
Metabolic/Endocrinologic disease (%) | 154 (4.0) | 151 (4.1) | 3 (2) | 0.248 |
Renal disease (%) | 150 (3.9) | 149 (4) | 1 (0.7) | 0.030 |