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Table 1 Population characteristics and differences between high-risk survivors and non-survivors

From: Retrospective cohort study on factors associated with mortality in high-risk pediatric critical care patients in the Netherlands

Characteristic

Survivors n = 297

Non-survivors n = 195

p value

Male

179 (60.3)

105 (53.8)

0.16

Age < 12 months

161 (54.2)

90 (46.2)

0.08

Unplanned admission

275 (92.6)

182 (93.3)

0.76

Medical admission

227 (76.4)

146 (74.9)

0.69

Readmission < 48 h

4 (1.3)

3 (1.5)

0.86

Admission outside office hours

151 (50.8)

96 (49.2)

0.73

Mode of transport upon admission

 None

159 (53.5)

104 (53.3)

0.97

 Non-specialized transport

52 (17.5)

20 (10.3)

0.03

 Specialized transport

107 (36.0)

84 (43.1)

0.12

Season of admission

 Winter

74 (24.9)

46 (23.6)

0.74

 Spring

64 (21.5)

51 (26.1)

0.24

 Summer

59 (19.8)

50 (25.6)

0.13

 Autumn

100 (33.7)

48 (24.6)

0.03

Recovery as reason for PICU admission

22 (7.4)

15 (7.7)

0.91

PRISM recalibrated mortality risk, median [IQR]

0.36 [0.15–0.48]

0.44 [0.31–0.66]

< 0.001

PIM2 recalibrated mortality risk, median [IQR]

0.14 [0.05–0.34]

0.21 [0.09–0.46]

< 0.001

Patients with

 PRISM > 30% (and PIM < 30%)

190 (64.0)

115 (59.0)

0.26

 PIM2 > 30% (and PRISM < 30%)

89 (30.0)

43 (22.1)

0.05

 PRISM and PIM2 > 30%

18 (6.1)

37 (19.1)

< 0.001

Chronic conditions

 No chronic condition

82 (27.6)

68 (34.9)

0.09

 NCCC

19 (6.4)

7 (3.6)

0.17

 CCC

196 (66.0)

120 (61.5)

0.31

Diagnose groups

 Trauma

9 (3.0)

16 (8.2)

0.01

 Cardiovascular

30 (10.1)

22 (11.3)

0.68

 Neurological

30 (10.1)

31 (15.9)

0.06

 Respiratory

79 (26.6)

29 (14.9)

0.002

 Renal

2 (0.7)

1 (0.5)

0.82

 Gastrointestinal

14 (4.7)

12 (6.2)

0.49

 Post procedure diagnosis

45 (15.2)

32 (16.4)

0.71

 Miscellaneous

88 (29.6)

52 (26.7)

0.48

Glasgow Coma Scale at admission

15 [9–15]

12 [3–15]

< 0.001

Mechanically ventilated (n = 660)

260 (91.5)

178 (97.8)

0.01

Outcome

 Number of days mechanically ventilated, median [IQR]

7 [4–13]

3 [2–7]

< 0.001

 Length of stay PICU, median [IQR]

12 [7–21]

3 [2–7]

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as n (%), unless mentioned otherwise
  2. [IQR] is defined as interquartile range: [25th percentile – 75th percentile]
  3. NCCC non-complex chronic condition, CCC complex chronic condition
  4. The physiological parameters are the most abnormal values collected in the first 24 h after admission