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. 2019 Apr 4;105(6):545–551. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-316231

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis for ICU and hospital admission

Patients with hypotension/tachycardia ICU admission Hospital admission
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
APLS18
 Hypotension n=504 2.77 2.12 to 3.62 1.61 1.34 to 1.92
 Tachycardia (APLS) n=1692 2.46 2.06 to 2.94 2.62 2.36 to 2.91
 Hypotension adjusted for tachycardia 2.68 2.05 to 3.51 1.56 1.30 to 1.88
PALS/septic shock screening tool19 20
 Hypotension n=133 5.27 3.51 to 7.91 2.66 1.87 to 3.77
 Tachycardia (septic shock screening tool) n=1709 1.80 1.49 to 2.18 1.91 1.72 to 2.12
 Hypotension adjusted for tachycardia 4.99 3.32 to 7.52 2.52 1.77 to 3.59
PEWS34
 Hypotension n=571 2.56 1.98 to 3.31 1.46 1.24 to 1.73
 Tachycardia (PEWS) n=4113 2.02 1.72 to 2.37 2.16 1.99 to 2.34
 Hypotension adjusted for tachycardia 2.54 1.96 to 3.29 1.46 1.23 to 1.73
Shock Index*
 Age 0–1 year 1.09 1.06 to 1.14 1.14 1.09 to 1.18
 Age 1–2 years 1.07 0.99 to 1.16 1.07 1.02 to 1.22
 Age 2–5 years 1.08 1.02 to 1.15 1.06 1.02 to 1.09
 Age 5–12 years 1.13 1.08 to 1.19 1.14 1.11 to 1.18
 Age >12 years 1.22 1.15 to 1.29 1.19 1.15 to 1.24

*ORs present each 0.1 increase in Shock Index.

APLS, Advanced Paediatric Life Support; ICU, intensive care unit; PALS, Paediatric Advanced Life Support; PEWS, Paediatric Early Warning Score.