This observational study includes questionnaires send to doctors in all units treating pediatric patients with mechanical ventilation in Finland. Additionally all units treating pediatric patients with mechanical ventilation are invited to perform a quality control-like follow up for 3 months. Patient identity data is not collected, and no interventions to treatment are made.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
210
No interventions are made. The purpose of the study is to find out current practices used in pediatric mechanical ventilation.
University Hospital of Oulu
Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
The duration of mechanical ventilation
Compare the duration of mechanical ventilation in different units in Finland
Time frame: 1-2000 hours
Ventilator parameters
Comparison of ventilator parameters used during mechanical ventilation of children in pediatric-, neonatal- and adult intensive care units.
Time frame: 1-2000hours
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