Table 3.
Demographic and clinical admission characteristics of adults aged 19–40 with COCC by ICU type
| Characteristic, % admissions (95% CI) | Pediatric ICU patients n=921 |
Adult ICU patients n=389 |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 52.1 (48.1–56.1) | 53.2 (46.3–59.8) |
| Age, median, years (IQR)† | 21 (20–24) | 30 (24–36) |
| Racea | ||
| Caucasian | 73.9 (70.4–77.1) | 75.8 (65–84) |
| African American | 13.4 (11–16.1) | 18.5 (11.5–28.5) |
| Hispanic | 7.7 (5.9–10) | 3.6 (1.8–7) |
| Asian/Native American/other* | 5 (3.6–7) | 1.6 (0.7–4) |
| Not reported | – | 0.5 (0.1–3.9) |
| Functionality, baselineb | ||
| No disability | 25.3 (20.7–30.6) | – |
| Mild disability | 13.9 (10.3–18.3) | – |
| Moderate disability | 29.7 (24.8–35.2) | – |
| Severe disability | 29.1 (24.1–34.5) | – |
| Coma/Vegetative state | 2 (0.1–4.5) | – |
| Not dependent | – | 75.1 (62.8–84.3) |
| Partially dependent | – | 11.7 (6.8–19.3) |
| Fully dependent | – | 13.2 (7.7–21.8) |
| Admission type | ||
| Scheduled | 42.5 (39.3–45.7) | 27.7 (16–43.5) |
| Peri-operative | 50.9 (47.7–54.1) | 44 (25.4–64.4) |
| Trauma* | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) | 5.1 (2.7–9.7) |
| Origin | ||
| Emergency department | 25.2 (22.5–28.1) | 33.2 (21.2–47.8) |
| OR/Procedure suite | 48.3 (45.1–51.6) | 37.7 (19.3–60.5) |
| General ward | 17.6 (15.3–20.2) | 15.5 (9.5–24.2) |
| Another ICU† | 2.5 (1.7–3.7) | 7.4 (4.5–12.2) |
| Intermediate unit | 2 (1.2–3.1) | 2.6 (1.3–5.3) |
| Chronic/Rehab facility | 0.9 (0.4–1.7) | 0.5 (0.1–2.4) |
| Outpatient/Home | 3.5 (2.5–4.9) | 2.5 (1.3–4.7) |
| Other | 0.1 (0–0.8) | 0.5 (0.1–2.6) |
| Previous ICU admissionc* | 9 (7.1–11.4) | 13.2 (9.7–17.7) |
| Probability of mortality, mean % (SD) | ||
| ICU mortality / PIM2 | 3.2 (8.4) | – |
| Hospital mortality / MPM0-IIId | – | 5.8 (11) |
CI, confidence interval; COCC, childhood-onset chronic condition; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; MPM, Mortality Probability Model; PIM, Paediatric Index of Mortality; POPC, Pediatric Overall Performance Category; SD, standard deviation; “–”, not applicable
P < 0.05;
P < 0.001 by design-based Pearson chi2 test or Kruskal-Wallis rank test comparing COCC patients admitted to pediatric and adult ICUs
For PICU admissions, race was reported for 674 (73%) admissions from 46 units.
For PICU admissions, POPC was reported for 296 (32%) admissions from 21 units.
Previous ICU admission during same hospitalization. For PICU admissions, this variable was reported for 700 (76%) admissions from 59 units.
For adult ICU admissions, MPM0-III scores were reported for 283 (73%) admissions from 50 units.