Table 3. Characteristics of the patients with a highest Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) ≥3 compared to the patients with a highest PEWS of 0−2.

Patient characteristics	PEWS ≥3	PEWS 0–2	p-value
Age (years)*	2 (1.0–6.5)	4 (1.5–12)	0.001
Median (IQR)
Sex (boy/girl)	71/52	338/300	0.19
Length of hospital stay (days)*	3 (2–5)	2 (1–3)	<0.001
Median (IQR)
Oxygen supplementation*	18/123 (14.6%)	7/638 (1.1%)	<0.001
Fluid resuscitation*	9/123 (7.3%)	8/638 (1.3%)	<0.001
i.v. antibiotics*	24/123 (19.5%)	54/638 (8.5%)	<0.001
i.v. rehydration	20/123 (16.3%)	75/638 (11.8%)	0.11
Rehydration via feeding tube	4/123 (3.3%)	20/638 (3.1%)	0.56
Readmission	19/123 (15.4%)	94/638 (14.7%)	0.34
Inpatient*	107/123 (87.0%)	388/638 (60.8%)	<0.001

p<0.05 is considered a significant difference (marked with *).