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Table 2 Summary of factors potentially influencing the use of invasive mechanical ventilation

From: Characteristics and outcomes in children on long-term mechanical ventilation: the experience of a pediatric tertiary center in Rome

Variables

aOR

95% CI

P value

Lower

Upper

Age at start of LTV

0.9428

0.8964

0.9915

0.0220

NMDs

0.1306

0.0390

0.4380

0.0010

CNS diseases

0.3814

0.1105

1.3158

0.1271

Other diseases

0.3427

0.0870

1.3493

0.1256

Lower airway diseases

0.4283

0.1191

1.5403

0.1941

Upper airway diseases

0.0265

0.0045

0.1575

0.0001

Home Health Care

11.4008

6.0471

21.4944

< 0.0001

  1. NMDs Neuromuscular Diseases, CNS diseases Central Nervous System diseases