Table 1.
Summary of Patient Characteristics.
| Total | |
|---|---|
| (N=459) | |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (sd) | 7.62 (5.24) |
| Median (Min, Q1, Q3, Max) | 7 (0.04, 3.00, 12.00, 18.00) |
| Gender, n(%) | |
| Female | 203 (44.2) |
| Male | 256 (55.8) |
| Type of PICU admission (Planned vs Unplanned, n(%) | |
| Elective (planned) | 153 (33.3) |
| Non-Elective (unplanned) | 306 (66.7) |
| PICU Diagnosis on admission, n=521(%) | |
| Neurological Deterioration | 69 (15.0) |
| Other | 76 (16.6) |
| Respiratory distress | 88 (19.2) |
| Sepsis | 121 (26.4) |
| Major Surgery Post-operative admission | 167 (36.4) |
| Oncological disease group, n(%) | |
| Central Nervous System Tumor | 112 (24.4) |
| Hematological Malignancy | 204 (44.4) |
| Solid tumor (outside CNS) | 143 (31.2) |
| Outcome, n(%) | |
| Death | 32 (7.0) |
| Survival | 427 (93.0) |
| PIM2 (%) | |
| Mean (SD) | 7.24 (13.15) |
| Median (Min, Q1, Q3, Max) | 2.6 (0.05, 1.10, 7.90, 94.10) |
| Total ICU stay (days) | |
| Mean (SD) | 9.04 (11.35) |
| Median | 5 |
| Min, Q1, Q3, Max | 1.00, 3.00, 9.00, 89.00 |
| Mechanical Ventilation (Yes or No), n(%) | |
| No | 257 (56.0) |
| Yes | 202 (44.0) |
| Total days with mechanical ventilation (Among Yes) | |
| Mean (SD) | 9.35 (11.12) |
| Median (Min, Q1, Q3, Max) | 5 (1.00, 2.00, 12.00, 79.00) |