Table 1.

Characteristics of Decedents (N= 18)

Age at death	Median	Range
• Infant (n=6)	3.7 months	(.3–7)
• Toddler/Child (n= 3)	3 years	(1.5–4)
• Pre-teen/adolescent (n =2)	11 years	(10–12)
• Adult (n =7)	23 years	(19–37)
Gender of deceased child; n
• Male	9
• Female	9
Diagnosis; n
• Leukemia	5
• Other cancer	4
• Other	4
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia	3
• Cystic Fibrosis	1
• Trauma/Burns	1
Type of condition; n
• Acute	3
• Chronic	15
Length of stay in PICU; n
• 0–7 days	5
• 8–14 days	5
• 15–21 days	2
• 22–28 days	3
• 29 days +	3