Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of patients, n (m/f) | 315 (183/132) |
| Median age, years (Q25/Q75; min/max) | 3.7 (0.8/11.3; 0.0/22.8) |
| Median weight, kg (Q25/Q75; min/max) | 13.0 (6.7/29.0; 2.3/156.0) |
| Median length of PICU stay, days (Q25/Q75; min/max) | 8 (4/14; 3/99) |
| Median simplified acute physiology score on PICU admission (Q25/Q75; min/max) | 13 (9/21; 2/50) |
| Status of ventilation at PICU admission, n (%) | |
| Not ventilated | 151 (47.9) |
| Non-invasive ventilation | 116 (36.8) |
| Invasive ventilation | 48 (15.3) |
| Death, n (%) | 6 (1.9) |
| Primary reason for PICU admission, n (%) | |
| Surgical | 167 (53.0) |
| Gastrointestinal | 53 (16.8) |
| Musculoskeletal | 40 (12.7) |
| Neurologic | 25 (7.9) |
| Oncologic | 23 (7.3) |
| Ears-nose-throat/maxillofacial | 13 (4.1) |
| Urologic | 7 (2.2) |
| Other | 6 (1.9) |
| Medical | 141 (44.8) |
| Respiratory | 60 (19.0) |
| Neurologic | 20 (6.3) |
| Sepsis | 15 (4.8) |
| Gastrointestinal | 13 (4.1) |
| Metabolic | 11 (3.5) |
| Cardiovascular | 5 (1.2) |
| Other | 17 (5.4) |
| Trauma | 7 (2.2) |
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