Procalcitonin Value Is an Early Prognostic Factor Related to Mortality in Admission to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Table 1
Total number of patients: demographic and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit from October 2016 to February 2018.
Parameter
(%), mean ± standard deviation (SD)
Gender
Male
226 (54.1%)
Female
192 (45.9%)
Diagnosis at the PICU entry
Respiratory tract diseases
154 (36.8%)
Neurological diseases
67 (16.0%)
Septicemia
59 (14.1%)
Cardiovascular disease
38 (9.1%)
Intoxications
24 (5.7%)
Trauma
20 (4.8%)
Hematology-oncology
15 (3.6%)
Others
41 (9.8%)
Age of patients (years)
1/12–17 (3.76 ± 4.75)
Acute kidney injury
99 (23.7%)
Inotropic drug administration
95 (22.7%)
Continuous renal replacement treatment
42 (10.0%)
Mechanical ventilation application
118 (28.2%)
Length of PICU stay (days)
7.56 ± 10.51
PRISM score
14.81 ± 13.20
Mortality
13 (3.1%)
NIV application
201 (48.1%)
Number of patients administered blood product transfusion
154 (36.8%)
PICU: pediatric intensive care unit; PRISM: pediatric risk of mortality score; NIV: noninvasive mechanical ventilation.