Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients in PICU.

	All (n = 461)
Age, years	3.1 (1.1–7.9)
Male, n (%)	268 (58.1)
LOS in PICU, days	10 (5–20)
In-hospital mortality, n (%)	93 (20.2)
Requirement for mechanical ventilationa, n (%)	349 (75.7)
Metabolic acidosis, n (%)	281 (61.0)
Reasons for PICU admission, n (%)
Respiratory failure	238 (51.6)
Neurologic problem	72 (15.6)
Sepsis	40 (8.7)
Intensive monitoring	38 (8.2)
Post-resuscitation	37 (8.0)
Renal failure	32 (6.9)

Data are presented as number of patients (%) or median value (inter-quartile range).

PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay.

^aRequirement for mechanical ventilation within 24 hours of PICU admission.