Table 1:
Characteristics of patients meeting initial screening sepsis criteria who were enrolled in the Outcomes Assessment Program with complete PedsQL™ data compared to patients not enrolled in the Outcomes Assessment Program or with missing PedsQL™ data
| Patient Characteristic | Sepsis with PedsQL™ No. (%) | Sepsis without PedsQL™ No. (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 940 | n = 4203 | ||
| Gender, female | 445 (47.4) | 1980 (47.1) | 0.90 |
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 5.9 (1.9–12.4) | 5.6 (1.4–12.8) | 0.09 |
| Race | <0.001 | ||
| White | 557 (59.3) | 2152 (51.2) | |
| Asian | 96 (10.2) | 449 (10.7) | |
| Other | 248 (26.4) | 1373 (32.7) | |
| Unknown | 39 (4.2) | 227 (5.4) | |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | 170 (18.1) | 726 (17.3) | 0.55 |
| PMCA Category | <0.001 | ||
| No chronic disease | 465 (56.0) | 1724 (43.6) | |
| Non-complex chronic disease | 167 (20.1) | 708 (17.9) | |
| Complex chronic disease | 198 (23.9) | 1523 (38.5) | |
| Sepsis category | <0.001 | ||
| Sepsis | 846 (90.0) | 3537 (84.2) | |
| Severe sepsis | 44 (4.7) | 205 (4.9) | |
| Septic shock | 50 (5.3) | 461 (11.0) | |
| ICU admission | 119 (12.7) | 744 (17.7) | <0.001 |
| MPEWS a,b, median (IQR) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–5) | 0.02 |
| PRISM IIIc, median (IQR) | 3 (0–6) | 3 (0–9) | 0.03 |
| PELODa,c, median (IQR) | 4 (2–7) | 5 (3–10) | 0.01 |
| ICU LOS, days, median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–6) | 0.19 |
| Hospital LOS, days, median (IQR) | 3 (2–6) | 3 (2–6) | 0.17 |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; PMCA, Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm; MPEWS, Modified Pediatric Early Warning Score; PRISM, Pediatric Risk of Mortality; PELOD, Pediatric Organ Logistic Dysfunction; LOS, Length of stay
a
Highest of admission
b
Calculated for patients admitted to hospital ward
c
Calculated for patients admitted to ICU