Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Patients and Home Nebulizers
Data regarding patients/ home nebulizers | Mean ± SD or n (%) Total = 61 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 7.6 ± 4.2 |
Weight (Kg) | 23.6 ± 13.3 |
Height / length (cm) | 121.3 ± 25.3 |
Male gender (%) | 35 (57.4%) |
Type of home nebulizers (%) | |
Jet | 39 (63.9%) |
Ultrasonic | 16 (26.2%) |
Mesh | 6 (9.8%) |
Duration of use (years) | 3.6 ± 2.9 |
Replace nebulizer parts | |
None | 48 (78.5%) |
Mask/mouthpiece | 6 (10%) |
Reservoir | 4 (6.5%) |
Connecting tube | 3 (5%) |
Number of daily inhalation | |
All devices | 2.6 ± 0.7 |
Contaminated devices | 2.7 ± 0.7 |
Clean devices | 2.3 ± 0.8 |
Inhaled antibiotics (%) | |
None | 23 (37.7%) |
Gentamicin | 18 (29.5%) |
Amikacin | 10 (16.4%) |
Tobramycin | 2 (3.3%) |
Vancomycin | 8 (13.1%) |