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Table 4 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with Kawasaki disease shock syndrome and septic shock group (continuous variables were described as median and range)

From: Clinical aspects for differential diagnosis of Kawasaki disease shock syndrome: a case control study

 

KDSS (n=13)

SS (n=29)

P value

Age, (years)

5.1 (0.5–10.6)

7.6 (0.3–19.9)

0.185

Male (%)

46.2% (6/13)

65.5% (19/29)

0.237

Fever duration (days)

11 (8–23)

7 (1–114)

0.068

Total hospital day (days)

18 (6–31)

13 (7–225)

0.419

Follow up duration (months)

10 (1–105)

2.5 (0–119)

0.124

ICU care (%)

53.8% (7/13)

62.1% (18/29)

0.616

ICU care duration (days)

4 (0–11)

3 (0–20)

0.591

Inotropic drugs (%)

92.3% (12/13)§

86.2% (25/29)

0.153

Respiratory support

 - No support

30.8% (4/13)

48.3% (14/29)

0.289

 - Oxygen delivery

53.8% (7/13)

10.3% (3/29)

0.005

 - Mechanical ventilation

15.4% (2/13)

41.4%(12/29)

0.159

Mortality (%)

0.0% (0/13)

10.3%(3/29)

0.540

  1. KDSS Kawasaki disease shock syndrome, KD Kawasaki disease, SS Septic shock and toxic shock syndrome, ICU Intensive care unit