Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Variables | n (%) or median [IQR] |
|---|---|
| Population study | 152 (100) |
| Demographics | |
| Age (months) | 7.6 [0.9–43] |
| Sex ratio (M/F) | 1.1 (78/74) |
| Comorbidities | 79 (52) |
| PELOD score | 11 [2–23] |
| Main reason for admission | |
| Neurological disorder | 102 (67) |
| Haemodynamic disorder | 21 (14) |
| Respiratory disorder | 16 (11) |
| Other disorder | 13 (8) |
| Organ dysfunction | |
| Neurological | 113 (74) |
| Respiratory | 92 (61) |
| Haemodynamic | 54 (36) |
| Other | 61 (40) |
| No organ dysfunction | 13 (9) |
| Therapies | |
| Mechanical ventilation | 117 (77) |
| Sedative drugs | 107 (70) |
| Neuromuscular blocking agents | 33 (22) |
| Vasopressors | 40 (26) |
| ECMO | 21 (14) |
| CRRT | 3 (2) |
| Neurological examination findings | |
| Coma | 85 (56) |
| Pupils | |
| abnormal | 45 (30) |
| normal | 96 (63) |
| missing data | 11 (7) |
| Oculomotricity | |
| abnormal | 3 (2) |
| normal | 62 (41) |
| missing data | 87 (57) |
| Focal sign | |
| yes | 9 (6) |
| no | 90 (59) |
| missing data | 53 (35) |
IQR, interquartile range; PELOD, pediatric logistic organ dysfunction; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; M, male; F, female.