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Table 2 Comparison between evaluated and non-evaluated patients

From: Evaluation of sublingual microcirculation in a paediatric intensive care unit: prospective observational study about its feasibility and utility

 

Non evaluated patients

(n = 87)

Patients with evaluation of microcirculation

(n = 18)

 

All patients

(n = 105)

 

n

%

n

%

p

n

%

Surgical

35

40.2%

10

55.6%

0.194

45

42.8%

Scheduled admission

38

43.7%

10

55.6%

0.439

48

45.7%

Intubated at admission

13

14.9%

13

72.2%

<0.001

26

24.7%

ECMOa

1

1.1%

3

16.7%

0.015

4

3.8%

Renal replacement therapy

7

8%

1

5.6%

1

8

7.6%

 

Median

IQR b

Median

IQR b

p

Median

IQR b

Age (years)

2.68

9

1.36

6.5

0.643

2.2

7.22

Weight (Kg)

13

22.2

12

12.9

0.589

12.5

16.3

Days on mechanical ventilation

0

0

6.5

18.25

<0.001

0

1

Days with vasoactive drugs

0

2

3.5

10.5

0.014

0

3

Length of stay (days)

3

6

13.5

16.5

<0.001

4

6.5

  1. Statistically significant values marked in bold type
  2. ECMO a Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, IQR b InterQuartile Range