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Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Med. 2020 Jul;48(7):1026–1033. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004329

Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Variable	Any IC Diagnosis (n=3,021)	No IC Diagnosis (n=7,747)	p ^a
Age Distribution, n (%)
1 month to 23 months	359 (12)	2,237 (29)
2 years to 5 years	610 (20)	1,385 (18)	<0.001
6 years to 12 years	937 (31)	1,846 (24)
13 years to 18 years	1,115 (37)	2,279 (29)
Male sex, n (%)	1,642 (54)	3,887 (50)	<0.001
Non-Caucasian race, n (%)	1,699 (53)	4,122 (56)	<0.001
PIM-2 probability of death, median [IQR]	4.2 [1.2–6.1]	1.4 [1.0–4.5]	<0.001
PRISM-III score, median [IQR]	11 [7–16]	8 [3–14]	<0.001
CPR prior to admission, n (%)	43 (1.5)	301 (4)	<0.001
Fixed, dilated pupils on admission, n (%)	20 (0.7)	115 (1.5)	0.003
Admitted from floor, n (%)	1,559 (52)	1,667 (22)	<0.001
Volume of Septic Patients per Month, median [IQR]	4.8 [2.2–7.8]	4.3 [1.7–7.6]	<0.001
PICU LOS (d) among survivors, median [IQR]	2.5 [1.3–6.8]	5.0 [2.1–11.7]	<0.001
PICU mortality, n (%)	502 (17)	849 (11)	<0.001

Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables; χ² test for categorical variables.

IC: Immunocompromised; PIM-2: Paediatric Index of Mortality-2; PRISM-III: Pediatric Risk of Mortality-III; CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; LOS: Length of Stay; IQR: Interquartile Range.