Automatic Tube Compensation versus Pressure Support Ventilation and Extubation Outcome in Children: A Randomized Controlled Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients in each group before the spontaneous breathing trial.

	PS (19)	ATC (17)	𝑃 value
Sex:
Female: number (%)	6 (31.6%)	7 (41.2%)	0.549
Male: number (%)	13 (68.4%)	10 (58.8%)
Age (yrs): median (range)	0.83 (0.08–13)	1.25 (0.33–8)	0.068
Cause of mechanical ventilation (MV):
Acute respiratory failure: number (%)	12 (63.2%)	5 (29.4%)
Neurological dysfunction: number (%)	3 (15.8%)	8 (47.1%)	0.08
Shock and sepsis: number (%)	4 (21.1%)	4 (23.5%)
MV* duration before trial: median (range)	7 (2–40)	11 (3–30)	0.260
Pretrial rate: median (range)	10 (5–30)	8 (4–20)	0.150
Pretrial FIO2: mean ± SD*	40.53±5.24	42.65±6.15	0.272
Pretrial OI*: mean ± SD*	2±1.05	2.24±1.47	0.539
Bronchodilators: number (%)	10 (52.6%)	7 (41.2%)	0.492
PRISM III score* on day 1 admission: mean ± SD*	19.53±10	20.24±10.2	0.787

*MV: mechanical ventilation.
*SD: standard deviation.
*PRISM III score: pediatric risk of mortality score.
*OI: oxygenation index.