Tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation weaning in children affected by respiratory virus according to a weaning protocol in a pediatric intensive care unit in Argentina: an observational restrospective trial

Table 1 Patient characteristics

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Age	6 months	6 months	1 month 20 days
Gender	Male	Male	Female
Socioeconomic level	Overcrowding	Overcrowding	Low
Mother's level of education	Incomplete Primary School	Complete High School	Incomplete High School
Immunization schedule	Complete	Incomplete	Complete
Previous disease history	Genetic sme. Prematurity Malnutrition	Healthy	Healthy
Days of previous symptoms	5 days Fever and cough	5 days Rhinorrhea and cough	2 days Cough and rhinorrhea
Diagnosis on admittance	Bilateral Pneumonia	Bronchiolitis	Pneumonia RUL
Pafi on admittance	118	49	92
Mean Map	15.2 (5.8-23.8)	17.2 (8.8-24.4)	9.8 (2-16.2)
Chest X-ray on admittance	Bilateral diffuse infíltrate	Bilateral diffuse infiltrate	Focal condensation RUL
VTSNF	H1N1	H1N1 RSV	H1N1 RSV
MV from admittance date	Yes	Yes	Yes
ARDS from admittance date	Yes	Yes	Yes

Overcrowding: defined as the condition caused by the cohabitation of three or more people per room.
Sme: Syndrome
RUL: Right Upper Lobe
RSV: Respiratory Syncytial Virus
H1N1: Influenza A (H1N1) Virus
VTSNF: Virological Test for Nasopharyngeal Secretion
MV: Mechanical Ventilation
ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pafi: O2 arterial pressure/O2 inspired fraction
Map: Mean airway pressure

ISSN: 1824-7288