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Table 1 Baseline characteristics at PICU admission between survivors and non-survivors

From: A case series of children with adenovirus pneumonia: three-year experiences in a tertiary PICU

Variables at PICU admission

Survivors (n = 56)

Nonsurvivors (n = 11)

Total (n = 67)

p value

Age, mo, median (IQR)

18 (11, 38)

20(7.5, 41.5)

18 (10, 38.5)

0.889

Male gender, n (%)

32 (57.14%)

8 (72.7%)

40 (59.7%)

0.335

PRSM III score, median (IQR)

13 (10, 15)

14 (11, 18)

13 (10, 15)

0.133

days of illness before at PICU admission, median (IQR)

9 (7, 10.5)

6 (5, 12)

9 (6, 11)

0.959

Laboratory values, median (IQR)

 White blood cell, 109/L

6.55 (4.36,12.23)

6.11 (4.35, 10.87)

6.48 (4.29, 11.96)

0.923

 Platelet, 109/L

254 (179, 349.5)

258 (148.5, 444.5)

258 (178, 353)

0.837

 NK cells, %

3.85 (2.23, 6.57)

5 (2, 6.9)

4.06 (2.19, 6.68)

0.787

 pH

7.4 (7.33, 7.44)

7.33 (7.28, 7.42)

7.4 (7.33, 7.44)

0.109

 PaO2, mmHg

71 (57, 82.5)

73 (65.38, 84.38)

72 (57, 84)

0.853

 PaCO2, mm Hg

43 (38, 55)

52 (44.5, 68)

44 (38, 55.5)

0.104

 MAP, mmHg

55 (52, 68.25)

49 (42.5, 57)

55 (51.5, 67)

0.171

 LA, mmol/L

1.95 (1.38, 2.33)

2 (1.65, 4.25)

2 (1.4, 2.6)

0.968

 CI, L/min/m2

4.2 (3.9, 5)

3.6 (3.45, 4.1)

4.2 (3.85, 4.85)

0.011

 TBIL,umol/L

4.42 (3.2, 5.87)

10.85 (5.35, 20.22)

5.02 (3.29, 6.61)

0.069

 serum creatinine, umol/L

32.5 (25.5, 40.88)

34.5 (29.25, 54)

33 (26.25, 42)

0.291

  1. IQR interquartile range, NK cells natural kill cell; CI: cardiac index, MAP mean arterial pressure, TBIL total bilirubin, LA Lactate