Skip to main content
Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 5 Comparison between survivors and non-survivors for demographic data and clinical course

From: Diagnostic and predictive value of Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) scoring system in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cross sectional study

 

Survivors (143)

Non-survivors (7)

p-value

Residence (Urban/Rural)

114/29

2/5

0.006

Respiratory distress

(I&II / III&IV)

110/33

0/7

 < 0.001

RISC score (Median)

2

5

 < 0.001

PICU admission (Yes/ No)

35/108

7/0

 < 0.001

Mechanical ventilation(Yes/ No)

19/124

7/0

 < 0.001

  1. RISC Respiratory index of severity in children, PICU Pediatric intensive care
Back to article page