Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics

	Results (N = 126)
Age (median; IQRa)	1.6 years; 0.6–7.7 years
Age group (N; %)
2 weeks-1.99 years	66; 52%
2.00–5.99 years	23; 18%
6.00+ years	37; 29%
Gender (N; % male)	64; 51%
Race (N; %)
White	88; 70%
Black/African American	26; 21%
Other	12; 10%
Ethnicity (N; %)
Hispanic/Latino	22; 18%
Not Hispanic/Latino	101; 82%
Admission PCPCb > 1 (N; %)	33; 26%
Admission POPCc > 1 (N; %)	38; 30%
PRISM III-12d score (median; IQR)	6.5 (3–12)
Risk of mortality (median; IQR)	3% (1%–12%)
Primary reason for ventilation (N; %)
Pneumonia	47; 37%
Bronchiolitis	32; 25%
Acute respiratory failure related to sepsis	12; 10%
Asthma or reactive airway disease	11; 9%
Pulmonary edema	5; 4%
Thoracic trauma	5; 4%
Aspiration	4; 3%
Laryngotracheobronchitis (croup/trachetis)	3; 2%
Other	7; 7%
Length of mechanical ventilation (median; IQR)	9.4 days; 5.9–13.3 days
Length of PICU stay (median; IQR)	13.7 days; 9.6–21.4 days
Total length of stay (median; IQR)	22 days; 15–28 days

^aInterquartile range

^bPediatric Cerebral Performance Category

^cPediatric Overall Performance Category

^dPediatric Risk of Mortality Version III using data collected within 12 hours of PICU admission