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| Country | Study timeframe | Number and ages of children studied | Etiology/indication for mechanical ventilation* | Type of mechanical ventilation | Care setting** |
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| Turkey-Istanbul [7] | 2001–2006 | n = 34
4 months to 17 years | Neuromuscular 18%
Central dysregulation 21% Airway/lung dysfunction 62% | Invasive 33%
Non-invasive 67% | Home 100% |
| Italy [9] | 2007 | n = 362
<17 years of age | Neuromuscular 49%
Central dysregulation 25%
Airway/lung dysfunction 18% | Invasive 41%
Non-invasive 59% | Home 100% |
| Japan [64] | 1996 | n = 434
<20 years of age | Neuromuscular 28%
Central dysregulation 23%
Airway/lung dysfunction 5%
Other/unknown 45% | Unknown | Hospital 86%
Home 14% |
| Netherlands [65] | 1979–2009 | n = 197
<18 years of age | Neuromuscular 66%
Central dysregulation 17%
Airway/lung dysfunction 6%
Other 11% | Invasive 51%
Non-invasive 49% | Home 100% |
| Switzerland [8] | 2001 | n = 32
<16 years of age | Neuromuscular 41%
Central dysregulation 47%
Airway/lung dysfunction 9%
Other 3% | Invasive 31%
Non-invasive 69% | Home 94%
Hospital 6% |
| Taiwan [66] | 1998–2006 | n = 139
3 months to 18 years of age | Neuromuscular/Neurologic 72%
Airway/lung dysfunction 14%
Other 14% | Invasive 97%
Non-Invasive 3% | Hospital 79%
Home 21%
Death |
| United Kingdom [67] | 2008 | n = 933
<17 years of age | Neuromuscular 43%
Central dysregulation 18%
Airway/lung dysfunction 37% | Invasive 23%
Non-invasive 77% | Home 91%
Hospital 7%
Unknown 2% |
| United Kingdom [68] | 1999 | n = 141
<16 years of age | Neuromuscular 44%
Central dysregulation 24%
Airway/lung dysfunction 11%
Other 18% | Invasive 48%
Non-invasive 52% | Home 68%
Hospital 32% |
| United States-Massachusetts [3] | 2005 | n = 197
<22 years of age | Neuromuscular/neurologic 59%
Airway/lung dysfunction 28%
Other/unknown 13% | Invasive 49%
Non-invasive 51% | Home care 73%
Hospital 6%
Unknown 16% |
| United States-Utah [6] | 2004 |
<16 years of age | Neuromuscular 13%
Central dysregulation 45%
Airway/lung dysfunction 41% | Invasive 100% | Home 100% |
| New Zealand [69] | 1991–2004 | | Neuromuscular 11%
Central dysregulation 4%
Airway/lung dysfunction 39%
Other 48% | Invasive 3%
Non-invasive 97% | Home 100% |
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