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Table 4 Details of unfavorable outcomes by the highest level of ventilatory support within 3 days of hospitalization

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

 

All

Invasive ventilation

Non-invasive ventilation

High-flow nasal cannula

n = 29,362

n = 20,365

n = 289

n = 8,708

Any unfavorable outcome, n, (%)

2,663

(9.1)

2,393

(11.8)

20

(6.9)

250

(2.9)

In-hospital death, n, (%)

669

(2.3)

652

(3.2)

0

0.0

17

(0.2)

Respiratory impairment, n, (%)

1,039

(4.2)

975

(6.2)

8

(2.8)

56

(0.6)

 Tracheostomy, n, (%)

603

(2.5)

581

(3.7)

1

(0.3)

21

(0.2)

 Home ventilation, n, (%)

348

(1.4)

322

(2.1)

4

(1.4)

22

(0.3)

 Home oxygen therapy, n, (%)

250

(1.0)

230

(1.5)

3

(1.0)

17

(0.2)

Tube feeding, n, (%)

852

(3.5)

762

(4.9)

10

(3.5)

80

(0.9)

Worsened neurological status, n, (%)

563

(2.3)

433

(2.8)

7

(2.4)

123

(1.4)

Renal failure, n, (%)

1

(0.0)

1

(0.0)

0

 

0

 
  1. Unfavorable outcomes included in-hospital death, discharge with new comorbidities—specifically, tracheostomy, home ventilation or oxygen therapy, tube feeding at discharge or the day before, gastrostomy during hospitalization, worsened neurological status at discharge, and renal failure