Characterization and Outcome of Two Pediatric Intensive Care Units with Different Resources

Table 2

The utilization of different equipment and supplies at SUH and NCCHD PICUs.

Equipment/supplies	SUH (n = 279)	NCCHD (n = 537)
High-flow nasal cannula	0	177 (33%)
Noninvasive MV	0	25 (4.7%)
Invasive MV	80 (28.7%)	202 (37.6%)
High-frequency ventilation	0	1 (0.2%)
CRRT	0	26 (4.8%)
Arterial catheter	0	255 (47.5%)
Central venous catheter	54 (19.4%)	197 (36.7%)
Urinary catheter insertion	51 (18.3%)	223 (41.5%)
Inhaled nitric oxide	0	22 (4.1%)
Invasive ICP monitoring	0	5 (0.93%)
ECMO	0	8 (1.5%)

NCCHD: National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. SUH: Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt. PICUs: pediatric intensive care units. CRRT: continuous renal replacement therapy. ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ICP: intracranial pressure. MV: mechanical ventilation.