Table 3 Details of unfavorable outcomes by diagnostic category
From: Early predictors of unfavorable outcomes in pediatric acute respiratory failure
All | Pneumonia | Bronchiolitis/Asthma | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 29,362 | n = 17,201 | n = 11,766 | n = 395 | |
Any unfavorable outcome, n, (%) | 2,663 (9.1) | 2,234 (13.0) | 408 (3.5) | 21 (5.3) |
In-hospital death, n, (%) | 669 (2.3) | 602 (3.5) | 62 (0.5) | 5 (1.3) |
Respiratory impairment, n, (%) | 1039 (3.5) | 929 (5.4) | 99 (0.8) | 11 (2.8) |
Tracheostomy, n, (%) | 603 (2.1) | 559 (3.2) | 34 (0.3) | 10 (2.5) |
Home ventilation, n, (%) | 348 (1.2) | 310 (1.8) | 35 (0.3) | 3 (0.8) |
Home oxygen therapy, n, (%) | 250 (0.9) | 212 (1.2) | 37 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
Tube feeding/gastrostomy, n, (%) | 852 (2.9) | 732 (4.3) | 113 (1.0) | 7 (1.8) |
Worsened neurological status, n, (%) | 563 (1.9) | 389 (2.3) | 171 (1.5) | 3 (0.8) |
Renal failure, n, (%) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 | 0 |