Table 2.

Clinical characteristics and course of emergent PICU admissions (n = 25)

	Number, N (%)
Indications for admission
Respiratory	16 (64)
Cardiovascular	3 (12)
Neurology	2 (8)
Others	4 (16)
Mechanical ventilation
Conventional	15 (60)
High frequency	8 (32)
Inotropic support within first five days of PICU admission	1 (4)
Seizures	2 (8)
Significant clinical bleeding*	1 (4)
Central line present on admission to PICU	13(52)
Culture-proven bacteremia within first 24 hours	2 (8)
Culture-proven bacteremia after 24 hours of PICU admission	6 (24)
PICU admission mortality	5 (20)

PICU: Pediatric intensive care unit

^*Requiring blood product transfusion or surgical intervention