Table 3.
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.