Table 4.
Characteristics of patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit.
| Variable | No (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, n (%) | |
| <1 year | 10 (42) |
| 1–5 years | 4 (16) |
| 6–11 years | 5 (21) |
| 12–17 years | 5 (21) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 12 (50) |
| Time elapsed between the onset of | 3 days (1.2–5) |
| symptoms and consultation, median (IQR) | |
| Coinfection, n (%) | 10 (42) |
| Principal diagnosis on admission, n (%) | |
| Sepsis | 8 (35) |
| Acute COVID-19 respiratory infection | 5 (22) |
| BRUE | 4 (17) |
| Hypertensive urgency/emergency | 2 (9) |
| Asthma | 1 (4) |
| Status epilepticus and respiratory failure | 1 (4) |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 (4) |
| MIS-C | 1 (4) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |
| None | 13 (54) |
| Chronic neuropathy | 6 (25) |
| Immunodeficiency | 2 (8) |
| Asthma | 1 (4) |
| Hemato-oncological disease | 1 (4) |
| Arterial hypertension | 1 (4) |
| Chest x-ray, n (%) | N = 22 |
| Normal | 3 (14) |
| Interstitial pattern | 11 (50) |
| Alveolar opacity | 4 (18) |
| Atelectasis | 4 (18) |
IQR, interquartile range; BRUE, Brief resolved unexplained events; MIS-C, Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children.