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 |