Table 3.
Characteristics of screening tool refinement group (N = 7,402).
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) or % (N) |
|---|---|
| Age category | 5.9 years (5.5) |
| Neonatea (0–4 weeks) | 2.5% (184) |
| Infant (>4 weeks to <2 years) | 33.1% (2,452) |
| Toddler and preschool (2 through 5 years) | 25.3% (1,873) |
| School age child (6 through 12 years) | 22.2% (1,640) |
| Adolescent and young adult (13 to <18 years) | 16.9% (1,253) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 54.8% (4,056) |
| Female | 45.2% (3,346) |
| Admitted as inpatient | 21.1% (1,561) |
| Coded as severe sepsis or septic shock at discharge | 0.1% (7) |
| Total severe sepsis/shock (by physician review) | 0.5% (38) |
| Among age groups: neonatea (N = 184) | 1.6% (3) |
| Infant (N = 2,452) | 0.6% (15) |
| Toddler and preschool (N = 1,873) | 0.4% (7) |
| School age child (N = 1,640) | 0.3% (5) |
| Adolescent and young adult (N = 1,253) | 0.6% (8) |
| Severe sepsis/shock cases with negative blood, CSF, and urine (B/C/U) cultures | 21.2% (8/38) |
| Severe sepsis/shock cases with negative B/C/U and respiratory cultures | 10.5% (4/38) |
| Median length of stay among severe sepsis/shock cases (days) | 14.5 (Range: 0.7–78.7) |
| Overall mortality (all causes) | 0.1% (8) |
| Mortality among severe sepsis/shock cases (N = 38) | 7.9% (3) |
aCombines the “newborn” and “neonate” categories as defined by ICCPS (2).