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. 2012 Oct 26;7(10):e47474. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047474

Table 4. Significant risk factors for death in pediatric patients with convulsive status epilepticus following multivariate analysis.

Predictor Odds Ratio P Value Lower 95% Upper 95%
African American Race 0.36 0.009 0.17 0.78
December Admission 3.38 <0.001 2.01 5.67
Admission Source
Emergency Room 1.00 - - -
Birth 1.34 0.279 0.79 2.29
Outside Hospital 1.58 0.073 0.96 2.60
Outside Facility 2.05 0.159 0.75 5.56
Comorbidities
Sepsis 10.14 <0.001 4.02 25.57
Hypoglycemia 5.79 0.004 1.75 19.16
Near Drowning 43.17 0.001 4.37 426.82
Hemorrhagic Shock 17.83 0.001 6.47 49.12
Structural Brain Lesion 7.01 <0.001 3.07 15.98
Massive Aspiration 9.11 0.008 1.77 47.01
Postoperative Sepsis with Liver Failure 14.44 <0.001 4.98 41.86
Procedures
Transfusion 8.25 <0.001 4.32 15.78
Mechanical Ventilation 9.03 <0.001 5.59 14.60
>72 hours