Table 1.
Institutional characteristics of study sites
| Characteristic, n (%) | Included sites n=76 (100%) | Excluded sitesa n=16 (100%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of licensed pediatric beds | 0.03 | ||
| ≤ 110 | 18 (24) | 5 (31) | |
| 111–249 | 27 (35) | 10 (63) | |
| ≥ 250 | 31 (41) | 1 (6) | |
| Number of licensed pediatric ICU beds | 0.77 | ||
| ≤ 17 | 28 (37) | 7 (44) | |
| 18–24 | 31 (41) | 5 (31) | |
| ≥ 25 | 17 (22) | 4 (25) | |
| Affiliated PCCM fellowship program | 37 (49) | 6 (38) | 0.42 |
| Number of consecutive quarters of datab | |||
| 5–8 | 21 (28) | ||
| 9–10 | 21 (28) | ||
| 11–12 | 34 (45) |
ICU, intensive care unit; PCCM, pediatric critical care medicine
a
14 excluded sites because they contributed <5 consecutive quarters of data; 2 excluded sites contributed ≥5 quarters of consecutive data but did not report secondary diagnoses
b
Study patients were not drawn from the last 4 quarters of a site’s data, though unplanned readmissions could be identified during those quarters