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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics and laboratory findings on admission day between survival and non-survival critically ill children

From: Effectiveness of predicting in-hospital mortality in critically ill children by assessing blood lactate levels at admission

Characteristics

Survivors (n =994)

Non-survivors (n =115)

P value

Age, years

1.00 [0.29-3.00]

1.00 [0.25-3.13]

0.680

Gender, male/female

629/365

60/55

0.025

PRISM III score

3 [0–6]

12 [5–23]

<0.001

MODS ≥3a, n

63 (6.3)

58 (50.4)

<0.001

Need for mechanical ventilationb, n

172 (17.3)

67 (58.3)

<0.001

Laboratory findings on admission dayc

Blood lactate, mmol/l

3.10 [2.10-4.50]

6.60 [3.8-11.95]

<0.001

Serum albumin, g/l

42.6 [39.6-45.8]

36.5 [30.2-42.0]

<0.001

Blood glucose, mmol/l

7.12 [5.71-9.75]

10.10 [5.73-21.29]

<0.001

Serum creatinine, μmol/l

27.9 [23.20-36.78]

42.7 [27.45-67.65]

<0.001

Blood urea nitrogen, μmol/l

3.71 [2.61-5.08]

4.90 [3.69-6.71]

<0.001

Serum total bilirubin, μmol/l

6.48 [4.26-9.94]

8.03 [4.20-13.96]

0.023

Blood bicarbonate, mmol/l

20.8 [18.0-23.9]

17.3 [12.0-21.1]

<0.001

Arterial pH

7.415 [7.349-7.472]

7.359 [7.181-7.438]

<0.001

  1. Values are median [interquartile range]. Numbers in parentheses denote percentages.
  2. MODS, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome; PRISM III, pediatric risk of mortality III.
  3. aMODS developed during hospitalization. bAdministration during hospitalization. cThe first available laboratory values during the first 24 hours after admission.