Table 1 Cohort summary of final PICU and CTICU cohorts. IQR: interquartile range. AVDSf: alveolar dead-space fraction.

From: Continuous noninvasive blood gas estimation in critically ill pediatric patients with respiratory failure

 

PICU

CTICU

Subjects, n

902

1292

No. of observations

6681

9610

No. of observations per subject, median (IQR)

3 (1–9)

4 (2–9)

Time between BG (h)

5.1 (3.2–7.7)

4.3 (2.5–6.5)

Age, mo, median (IQR)

60.6 (16.4–151.1)

1.0 (0.0–7.2)

Weight, kg, median (IQR)

18.0 (9.6–39.4)

3.6 (2.9–6.4)

Female (%)

42.8%

42.2%

Arterial blood gas, median (IQR)

pH

7.35 (7.30–7.43)

7.39 (7.34–7.46)

PaO2 (mmHg)

89 (69–116)

75 (45–121)

PaCO2 (mmHg)

45 (38–54)

44 (39–49)

Noninvasive support

SpO2 (%)

98 (96–100)

97 (85–100)

PetCO2 (mmHg)

40 (34–47)

38 (33–43)

Ventilator settings

Peak inspiratory pressure (cmH2O)

24 (19–30)

20 (17–24)

PEEP (cmH2O)

8.0 (5.3–10.0)

5.5 (5.0–7.0)

Mean airway pressure (cmH2O)

13.5 (10.0–17.2)

9.7 (8.0–11.5)

FiO2 (%)

40 (33–60)

40 (35–60)

Tidal volume (exp) (mL/kg)

7.2 (5.5–8.9)

7.5 (5.7–8.8)

Minute ventilation (L/min/kg)

153.8 (110.2–211.9)

203.7 (165.7–244.4)

Lung disease severity

OSI

8.7 (5.3–13.2)

4.6 (3.0–6.9)

OI

5.7 (2.9–12.2)

4.8 (3.1–9.4)

SpO2/FiO2

238 (163–286)

228 (161–278)

PaO2/FiO2

211 (128–323)

186 (115–282)

AVDSf

0.11 (0.01–0.21)

0.13 (0.04–0.22)