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Table 1 Demographics and clinical profile of patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with sepsis

From: Epidemiology of pediatric sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit of king Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Variables

Septic patients n = 113

Median age in months (IQR)

31 (86)

Age groups (%)

 • <  1 year

36 (30.9)

 • 1 to < 6 year

40 (35.4)

 • 6–14 years

37 (32.7)

Female gender (%)

54 (47.8)

Source of admission (%)

 • Inpatient wards

62 (54.9)

 • Emergency room

47 (41.6)

 • Other local hospitals

3 (2.7)

 • Outpatient department

1 (0.9)

Comorbidities (%)

 • None

28 (24.8)

 • Malignancy

33 (29.2)

 • Chronic Respiratory Disease

8 (7.1)

 • Cardiovascular Disease

5 (4.4)

 • Immunodeficiency

3 (2.7)

 • Neuromuscular Disease

16 (14.2)

 • Down Syndrome

3 (2.7)

 • Others

17 (15)

Pre-existing central line (%)

 • Percutaneous

14 (12.4)

 • Surgical

21 (18.6)

Increase of pSOFA score since admission (%)

 • ≤ 4

62 (54.9)

 • > 4

51 (45.1)

Primary site of infection (%)

 Bloodstream infection

  • - Bacteremia

30 (26.5)

  • -Fungemia

2 (1.8)

 • Respiratory tract

65 (57.5)

 • Central nervous system

6 (5.3)

 • Urinary tract

3 (2.7)

 • Skin and soft tissue

3 (2.7)

 • Othersa

4 (3.5)

  1. aOther sites of infection include 3 patients with Gastrointestinal symptoms and 1 patient with arthritis