Table 1 Population demographic and clinical characteristics

Age (days)

8 (1,35)

Weight (kg)

3.80 (3.4,4.5)

Male (N)

11

PELODS II

6.76 ± 4.35

Diagnosis at admission (N)

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

8

Respiratory failure

6

Sepsis

2

Post-operative of neurosurgery

2

Other

2

Cardiac failure

1

PICU length of stay (days)

10.0 (6,14)

PICU mortality (N)

1

Duration of MV (days)

6.0 (3,9)