Table 1.
Demographic and diagnostic data for all patients
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Total PICU admissions November 2014–October 2017 | 1930 |
| Female, n (%) | 847 (44) |
| Age range | 0 days–18 years 4 months |
| Median (IQR) age (months) | 38 (10–118) |
| Admissions by primary diagnostic group, n (%) | |
| respiratory | 661 (34.2) |
| surgical | 396 (20.5) |
| oncology | 226 (11.7) |
| neurology (excluding trauma) | 206 (10.7) |
| trauma | 148 (7.6) |
| infection | 127 (6.6) |
| cardiovascular | 50 (2.6) |
| gastrointestinal | 29 (1.5) |
| endocrine/metabolic | 29 (1.5) |
| blood/lymphatic (non-oncology) | 20 (1) |
| musculoskeletal | 7 (0.4) |
| other | 31 (1.6) |
| Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 735 (38) |
| Median (IQR) length of mechanical ventilation (days) | 4 (2–6) |
| Comorbidities in all patients, n (%) | 470 (24.4) |
| Comorbidities in patients with HCAI, n (%) | 17 (74) |
| Median (IQR) LOS for all patients (days) | 3 (2–6) |
| Median (IQR) LOS for patients without HCAI (days) | 3 (2–5.5) |
| Median (IQR) LOS for patients with HCAI (days) | 8 (5.25–10) |
| Median (IQR) LOS for patients with resistant HCAI (days) | 7.5 (4.5–10) |
| Mortality, n (%) | 63 (3.3) |