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. 2022 May;32(3):497–504. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i3.4

Table 3.

Factors associated with outcome among patients admitted to SPHMMC PICU (Sept. 2017 to Dec. 2018)

Variable Category Death Crude odds ratio
(95% CI)
P-
value
Adjusted odds
ratio (95% CI)
P-value
Yes No
Age (yr.) <1 27 78 3.12(0.68,14.32) 0.15
1 to 2 7 24 2.63(0.49, 14.17) 0.26
2 to 5 10 36 2.50 (0.50, 12.64) 0.27
5 to 12 9 49 1.62 (0.33, 8.40) 0.54
12 to 18 2 18 1
Sex Male 34 119 1.17(0.33,948) 0.61
Female 21 86 1
Stay (days) <1 4 12 1.78 (0.33, 9.48) 0.50
2 to 7 38 126 1.61 (0.45, 5.82) 0.47
8 to 14 10 51 1.05 (0.26, 4.27) 0.95
>14 3 16 1
Mechanical
ventilation
Yes 10 19 2.03 (1.07, 3.86) 0.03 2.15(0.88,5.26) 0.04
No 45 186 1
Hospital-acquired
infection
Yes 7 19 1.76 (0.57, 3.59) 0.45
No 48 186 1
Day of admission Working day 30 109 1
Weekend 25 96 1.06 (0.58, 1.92) 0.86
Comorbidity Yes 18 65 1.05 (0.56, 1.98) 0.89
No 37 140 1
Vasopressor used Yes 10 24 1.68 (0.75, 3.75) 0.21
No 45 181 1
Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation on
admission
Yes 8 3 11.46(2.93,44.85) 0.001 16.78(3.85,73.13) 0.001
No 47 202 1
Primary diagnosis Septic shock 8 11 0.36(0.13, 1.03) 0.06
Meningitis 6 26 1.26 (0.46, 3.44) 0.65
AKI 5 32 1.86(0.65,5.33) 0.25
CHF 3 24 2.33 (0.64, 8.44) 0.20
Pneumonia 6 24 0.78 (0.21, 2.54) 0.77
LONS 4 14 0.62
Others* 23 102 1
*

Guillain Barre Syndrome, Acute gastroenteritis with severe dehydration, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Airway obstruction, Primary Tetanus, Cardiogenic shock, Status Epilepticus