Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the study population

Variable		Frequency	Percentage
Age	< 1	86	39.1
	1–5	74	33.6
	6–12	60	27.3
Sex	Male	140	63.6
	Female	80	36.4
Length of stay in days Mean +SD)= (9.33 +13.33)	1–3 days	93	42.3
	4–7days	63	28.6
	>8days	64	29.1
PIM 2 score Mean+ SD)=(20+23.9)	Range (1–91)