Change in Ratio of Observed-to-Expected Deaths in Pediatric Patients after Implementing a Closed Policy in an Adult ICU That Admits Children

Table 1

Patient profile.

	2001–2003 (𝑁=194)	2004–2006 (𝑁=181)	2007–2009 (𝑁=157)
Male	90 (46%)	94 (52%)	67 (43%)
Age (y.o.)	2.8±3.7	3.5±3.9	4.1±4.6
Mechanical ventilation	155	177	137
Background diseases
Congenital heart anomalies	106	101	96
Neurosurgical diseases	17	16	12
Respiratory diseases	20	15	11
Hematologic diseases	6	9	0
Neurologic diseases	11	4	1
Trauma	7	2	3
Cardiopulmonary arrest	9	9	4
Others	18	25	30