Table 1

Patient demographics

PtAge (mth)Weight (kg)Diagnosis
BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; RSV, bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.
1 42.0 16.0Status asthmaticus
2 1.0 4.1Apnoea/respiratory failure
3 1.8 3.2Respiratory failure
4 26.1 10.7BPD/RSV
5 1.6 3.2RSV
6 10.0 11.1Pneumonia
7 3.0 2.7RSV
8120.0 37.5ARDS
9 1.6 4.0Respiratory failure
10 1.1 3.7RSV
11 2.4 5.2RSV
12 2.6 2.6BPD/RSV
Mean 17.8 8.6
(SD)(34.6)(10.1)