Table 5.
Multivariable model of factors associated with number of new medication classes or new device classes
| Predictor | Rate ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Number of new medication classes | ||
|
| ||
| Private insurance (Ref: government insurance) | 1.65 (1.18, 2.31) | 0.004 |
| PICU length of stay (days) | 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) | 0.049 |
| Neurologic insult(s) during PICU stay 1 | 1.74 (1.24, 2.46) | 0.001 |
|
| ||
| Number of new device classes | ||
|
| ||
| Pre-sepsis Functional Status Scale score | 1.05 (1.01, 1.09) | 0.007 |
| Chemotherapy or radiotherapy within last 3 months | 2.48 (1.34, 4.54) | 0.005 |
| Ventilation Duration (days) | 0.030 | |
| 9 days or less | Reference | |
| 10+ days | 1.52 (1.04, 2.22) | |
1
Neurologic insult was defined as pathologic breathing pattern, stereotypic posturing or flaccid posture, seizure activity and or abnormal electroencephalogram, new anoxic-ischemic injury on brain imaging, treatment for increased intracranial pressure, neurologic injury suspected by care provider, autonomic storming, or cardiopulmonary arrest or chest compressions.