Table 3. Characteristics of pediatric patients in PICUs (n = 97).
| Variables | Values | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 64 (66.0) | |
| Female | 33 (34.0) | |
| Age, yr | 3.4 (0–25) | |
| Length of hospital days, day | 81.7 (1–2,539) | |
| Length of ICU stay, day | 64 (1–2,539) | |
| Assigned department | ||
| Pediatrics | 57 (58.8) | |
| Thoracic surgery | 26 (26.8) | |
| Critical care medicine | 8 (8.3) | |
| General surgery (including pediatric surgery) | 4 (4.1) | |
| Neurosurgery | 1 (1.0) | |
| Transplantation surgery | 1 (1.0) | |
| PRISM III score on admission to ICU | 9.4 (0–32) | |
| Mental status | ||
| Alert | 68 (70.1) | |
| Sedated | 11 (11.4) | |
| Drowsy | 1 (1.0) | |
| Stupurous | 15 (15.5) | |
| Semicoma | 1 (1.0) | |
| Coma | 1 (1.0) | |
| Organ failure | 32 (33.0) | |
| Terminal status | 6 (6.2) | |
| Nutritional support | ||
| No | 13 (13.4) | |
| Enteral (oral and tube) | 52 (53.6) | |
| Parenteral | 8 (8.3) | |
| Enteral and parenteral | 24 (24.7) | |
| On mechanical ventilator | 62 (63.9) | |
| On noninvasive ventilation | 3 (3.1) | |
| Central line | 85 (87.6) | |
| Vasoactive agents | 38 (39.2) | |
| 1 agent | 11 (28.9) | |
| 2 agent | 11 (28.9) | |
| 3 agent | 9 (23.8) | |
| 4 agent | 4 (10.5) | |
| 5 agent | 3 (7.9) | |
| Sedation and paralysis | 34 (35.1) | |
Values are presented as number (%) or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated.
PICU = pediatric intensive care unit, ICU = intensive care unit, PRISM = pediatric risk of mortality score.