Table 1 Characteristics of the children and transports included in the primary analysis (n = 9116)
Characteristic | Total | Arrived at the bedside in ≤ 60 min (n = 2654) | Arrived at the bedside in 61 to 180 min (n = 5271) | Arrived at the bedside in 181+ minutes (n = 1191) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, n (%) | ||||
< 1 year | 4669 (51.2) | 1371 (51.7) | 2685 (50.9) | 613 (51.5) |
1 to < 5 years | 2438 (26.7) | 682 (25.7) | 1437 (27.3) | 319 (26.8) |
5 to < 11 years | 1174 (12.9) | 344 (13.0) | 679 (12.9) | 151 (12.7) |
11 to < 16 years | 835 (9.2) | 257 (9.7) | 470 (8.9) | 108 (9.1) |
Sex of child, n (%) | ||||
Male | 5183 (56.9) | 1552 (58.5) | 2962 (56.2) | 669 (56.2) |
Female | 3932 (43.1) | 1102 (41.5) | 2308 (43.8) | 522 (43.8) |
Unknown | 1 (< 0.5) | 0 | 1 (< 0.1) | 0 |
PIM2 score, n (%) | ||||
< 1% | 1039 (11.4) | 314 (11.8) | 625 (11.9) | 100 (8.4) |
1 to < 5% | 4089 (44.9) | 1104 (41.6) | 2409 (45.7) | 576 (48.4) |
5 to < 15% | 2985 (32.7) | 845 (31.8) | 1710 (32.4) | 430 (36.1) |
15 to < 30% | 579 (6.4) | 220 (8.3) | 305 (5.8) | 54 (4.5) |
30 + % | 424 (4.7) | 171 (6.4) | 222 (4.2) | 31 (2.6) |
Length of stay in PICU (days), median (10th, 90th) | 5 (2, 14) | 5 (2, 15) | 5 (2, 14) | 5 (2, 15) |
Length of stay in PICU (days), mean (standard deviation) | 7.5 (13.2) | 7.5 (15.1) | 7.4 (11.6) | 8.2 (15.2) |
Child received multiple transports during the time window of DEPICT, n (%) | 775 (8.5) | 206 (7.8) | 459 (8.7) | 110 (9.2) |
Parent accompanied the child in the ambulance | ||||
Yes | 6974 (76.5) | 2188 (82.4) | 3966 (75.2) | 820 (68.9) |
No, parent not present | 432 (4.7) | 135 (5.1) | 237 (4.5) | 60 (5.0) |
No, parent declined to accompany | 1150 (12.6) | 233 (8.8) | 713 (13.5) | 204 (17.1) |
No, parent not permitted to accompany | 385 (4.2) | 41 (1.5) | 259 (4.9) | 85 (7.1) |
Unknown | 175 (1.9) | 57 (2.2) | 96 (1.8) | 22 (1.9) |
Collection area, n (%) | ||||
PICU | 259 (2.8) | 88 (3.3) | 127 (2.4) | 44 (3.7) |
GICU | 731 (8.0) | 45 (1.7) | 430 (8.2) | 256 (21.5) |
NICU | 822 (9.0) | 332 (12.5) | 374 (7.1) | 116 (9.7) |
Theatre/Recovery and Theatre | 1978 (21.7) | 392 (14.8) | 1328 (25.2) | 258 (21.7) |
X-ray/CT/Endoscopy/A&E | 2773 (30.4) | 1084 (40.8) | 1464 (27.8) | 225 (18.9) |
Ward/HDU/Other intermediate area | 2536 (27.8) | 710 (26.8) | 1539 (29.2) | 287 (24.1) |
Other/unknown | 17 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 9 (0.2) | 5 (0.4) |
Diagnostic group, n (%) | ||||
Respiratory | 4355 (47.8) | 1102 (41.5) | 2591 (49.2) | 662 (55.6) |
Cardiovascular | 1310 (14.4) | 477 (18.0) | 681 (12.9) | 152 (12.8) |
Endocrine | 219 (2.4) | 65 (2.5) | 133 (2.5) | 21 (1.8) |
Haem/oncology | 153 (1.7) | 56 (2.1) | 78 (1.5) | 19 (1.6) |
Infection | 820 (9.0) | 261 (9.8) | 484 (9.2) | 75 (6.3) |
Neurological | 1505 (16.5) | 403 (15.2) | 907 (17.2) | 195 (16.4) |
Trauma & accidents | 338 (3.7) | 121 (4.6) | 184 (3.5) | 33 (2.8) |
Other | 416 (4.6) | 169 (6.4) | 213 (4.0) | 34 (2.9) |
Ventilated at time of referral call, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 3814 (41.8) | 1129 (42.5) | 2109 (40.0) | 576 (48.6) |
No (not indicated) | 2886 (31.7) | 911 (34.3) | 1652 (31.1) | 323 (27.1) |
No (advised to intubate) | 2416 (26.5) | 614 (23.1) | 1510 (28.7) | 292 (24.5) |
Size of acute hospital (based on transport requests in DEPICT time window), n (%) | ||||
Small (< 50 requests) | 2274 (25.0) | 635 (23.9) | 1308 (24.8) | 331 (27.8) |
Medium (50- < 100 requests) | 3802 (41.7) | 1118 (42.1) | 2129 (40.1) | 555 (46.6) |
Large (100+ requests) | 3040 (33.4) | 901 (34.0) | 1834 (34.8) | 305 (25.6) |
Receiving care in a critical care setting at collection organisation, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 1951 (21.4) | 479 (18.1) | 1022 (19.4) | 450 (37.8) |
No | 7165 (78.6) | 2175 (82.0) | 4249 (80.6) | 741 (62.2) |
Mortality, n (%) | ||||
Died within two days of admission | 278 (3.1) | 105 (4.0) | 153 (2.9) | 20 (1.7) |
Died in PICU | 571 (6.3) | 200 (7.5) | 316 (6.0) | 55 (4.6) |
Died within 30 days of admission | 645 (7.1) | 226 (8.5) | 357 (6.8) | 62 (5.2) |
Died within one year of admission | 949 (10.4) | 331 (12.5) | 520 (9.9) | 98 (8.2) |