Neurodevelopmental outcome and survival at 3 years of infants receiving prolonged ventilation according to length of ventilation and number of days off ventilator (0, 1–7, or >7)
| Ventilated beyond 27 (but not 50) postnatal days | Ventilated beyond 49 postnatal days | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1–7 | >7 | 0 | 1–7 | >7 | ||
| Total | 18 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |
| Alive (%) | 13 (72) | 15 (88) | 20 (95) | 1 (20) | 4 (50) | 9 (60) | |
| Neurodevelopment (% of survivors) | |||||||
| Normal | 8 (44) | 7 (41) | 11 (52) | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mild disability | 2 (11) | 2 (12) | 3 (14) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Moderate disability | 3 (17) | 4 (24) | 4 (19) | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Severe disability | 0 | 2 (12) | 2 (10) | 0 | 1 | 3 | |