Table 3: Associated comorbidity of technology-dependent infants discharged from the NICU with tracheostomy.

Morbidity, N(%) UC, N=14 CC, N=29 Total, N=43 P value
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia 3(21) 19(65) 22(51) 0.01
Mechanical ventilation dependent 12(85) 25(86) 37(86) 0.97
SIMV-PC 8(57) 10(34) 18(41) 0.12
SIMV-VC 1(7) 4(13) 5(11) 0.49
PEEP+PS 1(7) 3(10) 4(9) 0.71
CPAP 0(0) 3(10) 3(7) 0.21
Oxygen dependent 6(42) 11(37) 17(40) 0.99
Gastrostomy 9(64) 21(72) 30(69) 0.26
Gastrojejunal tube 1(7) 0(0) 1(2) 0.24
Nissen fundoplication 2(6) 4(13) 6(20) 0.86
Intraventricular Hemorrhage 4(28) 2(7) 6(14) 0.13
Pulmonary Hypertension by ECHO* 4(28) 9(20) 13(30) 0.88
Indirect signs on ECHO 5(35) 11(78) 16(37) 0.74
Patent Ductus Arteriosus 8(28) 16(55) 24(57) 0.89
Surgical ligation 4(44) 5(31) 9(37) 0.39
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 1(7) 1(3) 2(5) 0.75
Trachesophageal Fistula 1(7) 3(10) 4(9) 0.56
Oromaxilofacial Abnormalities 3(21) 4(13) 7(16) 0.82
Spinal Muscular Atrophy 1(7) 0(0) 1(2) 0.21
Trisomy 21 4(28) 3(10) 7(16) 0.28

N(%): number and percentage of subjects, UC: Usual Care, CC: Comprehensive Care.
P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
*Right ventricle systolic pressure [RVSP] above half systemic pressure, Echocardiogram (ECHO).