Research Article
Insufficient Humidification of Respiratory Gases in Patients Who Are Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia at a Paediatric and Adult Intensive Care Unit
Table 1
Clinical background variables of the study population.
| | Variables | Number (%), median (range) or median 95% CI} |
| | Sex (female) | 3 (50.0%) | | Age (year) | 28.0 (0.5–61.8) | | Body weight (kg) | 30.4 (5.0–66.0) | | Cooling indication | | | Cardiopulmonary arrest | 3 (50.0%) | | Acute encephalopathy | 2 (33.3%) | | Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 1 (16.7%) | | Ventilator | | | 840 | 4 (66.7%) | | VELA | 1 (16.7%) | | Evita XL | 1 (16.7%) | | Ventilator mode | | | Patient-triggered | 5 (83.3%) | | Bilevel | 1 (16.7%) | | Constant flow of ventilator (L/min) | 4.9 3.3–6.6} | | Mean airway pressure (cmH2O) | 10.7 7.9–13.5} | | Fraction of inspired oxygen (%) | 0.5 0.3–0.6} | | Ambient temperature (°C) | 25.8 24.9–26.8} | | Ambient humidity (%) | 37.6 34.8–40.3} | | Core body temperature (°C) | 34.2 33.6–34.9} | | Size of endotracheal tube (mm) | 5.5 (4.0–9.0) | | Adverse events | | | Tube obstruction | 1 (16.7%) | | Pneumothorax | 1 (16.7%) | | Ventilator-associated pneumonia | 2 (33.3%) | | Septicaemia | 0 | | Death | 0 | | Days on ventilator | 43 (1–88) |
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