Table 2.
Characteristics and outcomes of patients who received advanced organ failure support or monitoring
| Characteristics and Outcomes | Received Advanced Organ Failure Support or Monitoring (n=23) |
|---|---|
| Age, n (%) | |
| ≥ 29 days and < 2 years | 3 (13) |
| ≥ 2 and < 12 years | 5 (22) |
| ≥ 12 and < 18 years | 10 (43) |
| ≥ 18 years | 5 (22) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 10 (43) |
| Patient origin, n (%) | |
| Home or Emergency Department | 1 (4) |
| Transfer from In-Patient Hospital Ward | 20 (87) |
| Inpatient Procedure Suite/Procedure Room | 1 (4) |
| Transfer from another PICU | 1 (4) |
| Severity of illness scores, median (IQR) | |
| PIM-3 percent risk of mortality | 6.4 (4.4, 11.2) |
| PRISM-III percent risk of mortality | 7.9 (3.5, 15) |
| Temperature > 38.3°C, n (%)a | 14 (61) |
| Documented or suspected infection, n (%)b | 10 (43) |
| Maximal respiratory support, n (%) | |
| Invasive mechanical ventilationc | 12 (52) |
| Non-invasive ventilation | 7 (31) |
| High flow nasal canula | 1 (4) |
| None or Supplemental oxygen | 3 (13) |
| Duration of invasive ventilation (days), median (IQR) | 3.9 (2.6, 5.7) |
| Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Interventions, n (%) | |
| Tracheostomy placement | 1 (4) |
| Arterial catheter placement | 14 (61) |
| Hemodialysis or plasmapheresis catheter placement | 7 (30) |
| Continuous renal replacement therapy | 4 (17) |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitationd | 3/15 (20) |
| Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation | 1 (4) |
| Intracranial catheter placementd, e | 1/21 (5) |
| Time from PICU Admission to PICU Intervention (days), median (IQR) | |
| Non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation | 0.1 (0, 0.9) |
| Arterial catheter placement | 1.0 (0.5, 1.9) |
| Continuous renal replacement therapy | 7.6 (4.6, 10.0) |
| PICU length of stay (days), median (IQR) | 7.8 (5.4, 11.1) |
| Survived to PICU discharge, n (%) | 19 (83) |
| Survived to hospital discharge, n (%) | 17 (74) |
Highest temperature extracted from data available between 2 hours prior to PICU admission and 4 hours after PICU admission.
Patients with a documented or suspected infection had an infectious diagnosis or a diagnosis of sepsis. All were present at the time of PICU admission.
No patients supported with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation
When procedure data were not reported for entire cohort, denominator represents patients for whom each procedure was reported.
One patient underwent intracranial catheter placement, which represented either an ICP monitor, external ventricular drain, or a brain tissue oxygen monitor (not otherwise specified in the data).
PICU: pediatric intensive care unit; IQR: interquartile range.