Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied population (n = 163)
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 98 (60.1%) |
Female | 65 (39.9%) |
Age (months) | |
Min.–max. | 1.0–180.0 |
Mean ± SD. | 25.54 ± 36.94 |
Median (IQR) | 9.0 (4.0–33.50) |
Weight (kg) | |
Min.–max. | 1.70–77.0 |
Mean ± SD. | 10.52 ± 10.57 |
Median (IQR) | 7.30 (4.40–11.0) |
Previous hospital admission | 74 (45.4%) |
Comorbid conditions | 62 (38.0%) |
Comorbid | |
Chest | 3 (1.8%) |
Cardiac | 19 (11.7%) |
Hematology | 14 (8.6%) |
Renal | 11 (6.7%) |
Gastroenterology | 10 (6.1%) |
Genetic | 7 (4.3%) |
Immunity | 3 (1.8%) |
Failure to thrive | 3 (1.8%) |
Neurology | 2 (1.2%) |
Endocrine | 2 (1.2%) |
Bone | 1 (0.6%) |
PICU stay (days) | |
Min.–max. | 1.0–60.0 |
Mean ± SD. | 9.06 ± 10.63 |
Median (IQR) | 5.0 (2.0–12.0) |
PIM2 | |
Min.–max. | 3.40–100.0 |
Mean ± SD | 52.04 ± 30.26 |
Median (IQR) | 53.0 (24.50–79.50) |
PELOD | |
Min.–max. | 3.0–33.0 |
Mean ± SD | 15.93 ± 7.44 |
Median (IQR) | 14.0 (10.0–20.0) |
Mechanical ventilation | |
Invasive devices | 163 (99.4%) |
CVC | 163 (99.4%) |
Urine catheter | 163 (99.4%) |
Chest tube | 7 (4.3%) |
Dialysis | 13 (8.0%) |