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. 2015 Nov;31(6):485–493. doi: 10.6515/ACS20141201E

Table 2. Comparisons of baseline characteristics between non-survivors and survivors .

Non-survivor Survivor p
Patient number 13 81
Age, year 6.4 ± 0.4 5.5 ± 0.5 0.41
Weight, kg 24.7 ± 12.5 20.6 ± 16.4 0.08
Male, n (%) 7 (54%) 36 (44%) 0.56
PRISM III 11.0 ± 7.4 5.9 ± 6.4 0.01
WBC, μL-1 10,548 ± 9,382 12,223 ± 8,612 0.53
CRP, mg/L 150 ± 112 137 ± 124 0.71
Inotropic score 12.7 ± 18.0 4.2 ± 6.7 0.002
Fractional shortening, % 34 ± 9 35 ± 5 0.53
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg 71 ± 23 73 ± 13 0.76
Heart rate, min-1 133 ± 15 125 ± 26 0.32
Blood urea nitrogen 14.9 ± 3.3 17.3 ± 2.5 0.70
Creatinine 0.46 ± 0.30 0.59 ± 0.38 0.26

CRP, C-reactive protein; PRISM, pediatric risk of mortality; WBC, white blood cell.