Table 2 Type of support device for technology-dependent children
Respiratory support | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nutrition support | O2 onlya | Tracheostomy without ventilator | Non-Invasive Ventilator | Tracheostomy and ventilator | Total | |||||
Oral feeding, n (%) | 5 | (6.8) | 12 | (16.2) | 7 | (9.5) | 9 | (12.2) | 33 | (44.6) |
Enteral feeding, n (%) | 13 | (17.6) | 3 | (4.1) | 2 | (2.7) | 18 | (24.3) | 36 | (48.6) |
Parenteral feeding, n (%) | 5 | (6.8) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (6.8) |
Total, n (%) | 23 | (31.1) | 15 | (20.3) | 9 | (12.2) | 27 | (36.5) | 74 | (100.0) |