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Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and baseline laboratory data of patients

From: Feeding: the hidden variable affecting prognosis of critically ill children

Variable

Patients (n= 221)

Age, months

24 (8–60)

Male sex

109 (49.3%)

Weight, kg

10.2 (6–17.5)

Body mass index

15.6 (14–18.1)

Malnutrition

65 (29.4%)

Complex chronic conditions

104 (47%)

Sepsis

72 (32.6%)

pSOFAa

5 (4–7)

ARDSb

5 (2.3%)

Mechanical ventilation

77 (34.8%)

Mechanical ventilation duration, days

0 (0–4)

Vasoactive medications

48 (24.6%)

Vasoactive infusion days

0 (0–1)

Central venous catheter days

0 (0–11)

Hospital-acquired infections

68 (30.8%)

Hospital-acquired infection type

 VAPc

9 (4%)

 CLABSId

42 (19%)

 VAP+CLABSI**

6 (2.7%)

 Others***

10 (4.5%)

PICUestay, days

8 (4.5–15)

WBCf, 1000/μL

12.7 (8.6–17.9)

Hemoglobin, g/dL

10.4 (9.3–11.8)

Platelets, 1000/μL

285 (179–390)

CRPg, mg/dL

12 (3–48)

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.5 (0.32–0.7)

ALTh, U/L

22 (13–45)

  1. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range) or number (%)
  2. aPediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment core
  3. bacute respiratory distress syndrome
  4. cventilator-associated pneumonia
  5. dcentral line-associated blood stream infections
  6. epediatric intensive care unit
  7. fwhite blood cells
  8. gC-reactive protein
  9. halanine aminotransferase
  10. *Statistically significant
  11. **VAP+CLABSI means development of VAP and CLABSI in the same patient at different times during PICU stay
  12. ***include urinary tract infections (related to urinary catheterization), gastroenteritis, and local infections at central or peripheral venous catheter sites