Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the population

	n = 722
Age, n (%)
1–11 months	292 (40.44)
12–59 months	205 (28.39)
60–119 months	92 (12.74)
120–215 months	133 (18.42)
Males, n (%)	419 (58.03)
ICU length of stay (days), n (%)
≤3 (standard)	286 (38.34)
4–14 (average)	335 (44.91)
≥15 (prolonged)	125 (16.76)
Presence of chronic diseases, n (%)	481 (66.62)
Cardiovascular	132 (18.28)
Gastrointestinal	34 (4.71)
Genetic	53 (7.34)
Hematological	28 (3.88)
Metabolic	11 (1.52)
Neurological	43 (5.96)
Renal	26 (3.60)
Respiratory	117 (16.20)
Malignant tumor	37 (5.12)
Admission diagnosis, n (%)
Heart disease	116 (16.09)
Noncardiac surgery	94 (13.04)
Hematological	42 (5.83)
Poisoning	21 (2.91)
Neurological	34 (4.72)
Respiratory	290 (40.22)
Trauma	13 (1.80)
Miscellaneous	111 (15.40)
Mortality at discharge, n (%)	27 (3.74)
Mechanical ventilation, n (%)	270 (37.40)
Mechanical ventilation days
≤3 (standard)	104 (13.94)
4–8 (average)	103 (13.81)
>8 (prolonged)	539 (72.25)
Heart surgery with bypass	39 (5.40)