Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the two groups at PICU admission
Variable | Infection Group | Non-infection Group | All | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 93 | n = 108 | N = 201 | ||
Age, months | 20(6, 58) | 67.5(36.25, 96.75) | 49(14, 86) | < 0.001 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 55 (59.1%) | 73 (67.6%) | 128 (63.7%) | 0.214 |
Female | 38(40.9%) | 35 (32.4%) | 73 (36.3%) | |
Reason for admission | ||||
Disease progression | 51 (54.8%) | 32 (29.6%) | 83 (41.3%) | < 0.001 |
Postoperative care | 42 (45.2%) | 76 (71.4%) | 118 (58.7%) | |
Source | ||||
Pediatric ward | 16 (17.2%) | 1 (0.9%) | 17 (8.4%) | < 0.001 |
Pediatric surgical ward | 44 (47.3%) | 87 (80.6%) | 131 (65.2%) | |
Pediatric emergency | 31 (33.3%) | 17 (15.7%) | 48 (23.9%) | |
Others | 2 (2.2%) | 3 (2.8%) | 5 (2.5%) | |
Treatment at PICU | ||||
Mechanical ventilation | 31 (33.3%) | 8 (7.4%) | 39 (19.4%) | < 0.001 |
Hemodialysis/−filtration | 6 (6.5%) | 5 (4.6%) | 11 (5.5%) | 0.571 |
Outcome | ||||
Survival | 90 (96.8%) | 107 (99.1%) | 197 (98.1%) | 0.244 |
Death | 3 (3.2%) | 1 (0.9%) | 4 (1.9%) | |
ICU length of stay, days | 4(1,9.5) | 2(1, 3) | 2 (1, 4) | < 0.001 |
Hospital length of stay, days | 20 (13, 38) | 14 (9, 19) | 15(11, 26) | < 0.001 |
nCD64 index | 0.18 (0.12, 0.27) | 0.09 (0.06, 0.12) | 0.11 (0.07, 0.19) | < 0.001 |
PCT, ng/mL | 0.19 (0.09,0.83) | 0.08 (0.04, 0.22) | 0.13 (0.05, 0.31) | < 0.001 |
CRP, mg/L | 5 (0.5, 30) | 0.5 (0.5, 8) | 2 (0.5, 12.5) | < 0.001 |
WBC (× 109/L) | 12.16 (8.89, 15.4) | 12.29 (8.25, 15.97) | 12.16 (8.82, 15.88) | 0.0825 |