Table 1.
Characteristics of 1806 critically ill children admitted to pediatric intensive care units
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients*n = 1806 |
|---|---|
| Age, mo, median (IQR) | 24 (5–90) |
| Age group | |
| < 28 d (neonates) | 171 (9.5) |
| 1 mo–< 1 yr (infants) | 525 (29.1) |
| 1– < 12 yr (children) | 853 (47.2) |
| ≥ 12 yr (adolescents) | 257 (14.2) |
| Male:female ratio | 1.2 |
| Surgical patients | 882 (48.8) |
| Mechanical ventilation required | 921 (51.0) |
| PRISM score, median (IQR) | 6 (2–10) |
| Organ system of primary dysfunction on admission | |
| Cardiovascular | 485 (26.9) |
| Neurologic | 335 (18.6) |
| Respiratory | 631 (34.9) |
| Hepatic | 34 (1.9) |
| Genitourinary | 35 (1.9) |
| Gastrointestinal | 91 (5.0) |
| Endocrine | 22 (1.2) |
| Musculoskeletal | 68 (3.8) |
| Hematologic | 24 (1.3) |
| Other/undetermined | 81 (4.5) |
| Primary category of illness on admission | |
| Infection | 439 (24.3) |
| Trauma | 175 (9.7) |
| Congenital disease | 663 (36.7) |
| Chemical injury | 25 (1.4) |
| Drug | 12 (0.7) |
| Cancer | 60 (3.3) |
| Diabetes | 18 (1.0) |
| Allergic or immunologic disease | 42 (2.3) |
| Other/undetermined | 372 (20.6) |
| No. who died in PICU | 115 (6.4) |
| Length of stay in PICU, d, median (IQR) | 3 (2–6) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, PICU = pediatric intensive care unit, PRISM = pediatric risk of mortality.
*
Unless stated otherwise.