Table 2.

Clinical outcomes in pediatric trauma patients with and without ICP monitors

Outcome	ICP monitor − (n = 3123)	ICP monitor + (n = 685)	p value
LOS, days, median (IQR)	4.0 (7)	19.0 (18)	< 0.001
ICU, days, median (IQR)	2.0 (6)	13.0 (11)	< 0.001
Ventilator, days, median (IQR)	1.0 (4)	9.0 (9)	< 0.001
Complications, n (%)
AKI	2 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	< 0.001
ARDS	17 (0.5%)	19 (2.8%)	< 0.001
Cardiac arrest with CPR	42 (1.3%)	24 (3.5%)	< 0.001
DVT	29 (0.9%)	33 (4.8%)	< 0.001
Pneumonia	71 (2.3%)	99 (14.5%)	< 0.001
Pulmonary embolism	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0.095
UTI	22 (0.7%)	31 (4.5%)	< 0.001
Severe sepsis	5 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	< 0.001
Craniotomy/craniectomy	298 (9.5%)	250 (36.5%)	< 0.001
Mortality, n (%)	164 (5.3%)	109 (15.9%)	< 0.001

LOS length of stay, ICU intensive care unit, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, DVT deep vein thrombosis, UTI urinary tract infection