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Table 2 Therapies within three days of hospitalization (n = 29,362)

From: Early predictors of unfavorable outcomes in pediatric acute respiratory failure

Therapies

n

(%)

Ventilatory supporta

 Invasive ventilation

20,365

(69.4)

 Non-invasive ventilation

289

(1.0)

 HFNC

8708

(29.7)

Other intervention

 Renal replacement therapy

95

(0.3)

 ECMO

87

(0.3)

 Surgery

91

(0.3)

 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

447

(1.5)

Medication

 Vasoactive drug

2023

(6.9)

 Corticosteroid

12,136

(41.3)

 Immunoglobulin

1054

(3.6)

 Surfactant

67

(0.2)

 Inhaled nitric oxide

42

(0.1)

  1. HFNC, high-flow nasal cannula; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  2. a categorized by the highest level of ventilatory support within the first three days of hospitalization