Table 3.
Comparison of PIMS-TS patients and all PICU patients hospitalized in 2019 based on quantitative and qualitative measures of case complexity.
| Characteristics | PIMS-TS patients | All patients in 2019 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (patients) = 9 | n (patients) = 4,881 | ||
| n (shifts) = 273 | n (shifts) = 63,015 | ||
| Quantitative measures, median (IQR) | |||
| Length of stay in days | 10 (9-11) | 1.6 (0.8–3.9) | <0.0001 |
| Duration of positive pressure ventilation in hours | 72 (0–99) | 0 (0–24) | 0.025 |
| PIM2 on admission | 4.3 (1.5–7.2) | 1.4 (0.6–3.2) | 0.07 |
| Total NEMS points | 569 (496–736) | 92 (51–239) | 0.0008 |
| Qualitative measures, number of shifts (percentage) | |||
| SSICM shift categories | |||
| 1A + 1B | 156 (57.1) | 23,557 (37.4) | 0.0001 |
| 2 + 3 | 117 (42.9) | 39,458 (62.6) | |
| Riker SAS | |||
| SAS ≥ 5 | 33 (12.1) | 6,523 (10.4) | 0.35 |
| SAS <5 | 240 (87.9) | 56,492 (89.6) | |
IQR, interquartile range; NEMS, Nine Equivalents of nursing Manpower use Score; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; PIM2, Pediatric Index of Mortality 2; PIMS-TS, pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; SAS, Sedation-Agitation Scale; SSICM, Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine.