CD64-Neutrophil expression and stress metabolic patterns in early sepsis and severe traumatic brain injury in children

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

	Control	TBI	Sepsis	Severe sepsis	p value
Number	15	15	15	15
Gender Male/Female	11/4	9/6	8/7	9/6	0.3
Age [years]	8 (2–14)	7.5 (2–15)	3.75 (1–18)	7 (1–14)	0.26
Mortality	0	2	0	0	0.09
PRISM II	NA	9.5 (6–29)	11 (2–20)	16 (6–26)	0.06
PELOD	NA	2.5 (1–21) ^b	2 (1–13) ^c	14 (10–32) ^{b, c}	0.006 ^a
TISS	NA	41 (26–57)	36.5 (25–47)	44 (32–49)	0.3
LOS [days]	NA	7 (3–18) ^b	10.5 (3–98)	21 (6–235) ^b	0.02 ^a
LOMV [days]	NA	5 (2–14) ^b	6 (0–95)	15 (0–235) ^b	0.13

Results are given as Median (range).
^a Statistically significant differences, Kruskal-Wallis test.
^{b, c} Post-hoc Mann–Whitney U-test between 2 groups (p < 0.03).
TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury; PRISM, Pediatric Risk of Mortality; TISS, the Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System; PELOD, Paediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction; LOS, Length Of Stay; LOMV, Length Of Mechanical Ventilation.

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