Characterization and Outcome of Two Pediatric Intensive Care Units with Different Resources
Table 4
Comparison of mortality between SUH and NCCHD PICUs.
Patient characteristics’
SUH (n = 116)
NCCHD (n = 13)
value
Age in monthsa
2.3 (3–12)
23 (5–66)
0.024
Male/femaleb
62/54 (53.4/46.6)
5/8 (38.5/61.5)
0.305
PIM-2a
29.7 (9–94)
1 (0.7–4.8)
<0.0001
Length of stay in daysb
3 (1–7)
4 (1.5–10)
0.191
Main diagnostic categoriesb
Cardiovascular disturbances
52 (44.8)
3 (23.1)
0.309
Respiratory distress/failure
10 (8.6)
1 (7.7)
Neurological disturbances
22 (18.9)
2 (15.4)
Postcardiac arrest
20 (17.2)
6 (46.2)
Others
12 (10.3)
1 (7.7)
Severe sepsis/septic shockb
33 (28.4)
0
0.014
Comorbid conditionsb
69 (59.5)
9 (69.2)
0.460
(a) Median (interquartile range). (b) Number of patients (%). NCCHD: National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. SUH: Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt. PICUs: pediatric intensive care units. PIM-2: pediatric index of mortality-2.