CHARACTERISTICS | CONTROL GROUP (n = 406) | FILTER GROUP (n = 401) | P VALUE |
---|---|---|---|
Age - years | 5.58 ± 5.59 | 6.07 ± 6.01 | 0.23 |
Weight − kg | 21.8 ± 20.1 | 23.0 ± 20.7 | 0.43 |
Paediatric Index of Mortality II (PIM II) | 4.15 ± 8.76 | 3.42 ± 9.14 | 0.25 |
Sex − no. | |||
Male | 230 | 234 | 0.72 |
Female | 175 | 168 | |
DISEASE CATEGORY ON ADMISSION | |||
Cardiology | 150 | 155 | 0.66 |
Cardiac bypass | 101 | 102 | 0.87 |
non-bypass | 49 | 53 | 0.67 |
Hematology/Oncology | 24 | 21 | 0.76 |
Nephrology | 18 | 26 | 0.21 |
Gastroenterolgy | 37 | 37 | 1.00 |
Pulmonology | 21 | 18 | 0.74 |
Pediatric surgery | 59 | 48 | 0.30 |
Traumatolgy | 34 | 43 | 0.28 |
Neurosurgery | 26 | 22 | 0.66 |
Others | 37 | 31 | 0.53 |