Research Article

Clinical and Laboratory Findings of 12 Children with Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Table 2

Clinical interventions in PICU, PRISM score, predicted mortality, and prognosis of 12 children with IMD.

Case numberAntibioticFluid resuscitation at admission 20 mg/kg in 20 minutes (times)FFPPlateletECTMechanical ventilationPRISM scorePredicted (%)Length of PICU stay (days)Prognosis
Transfusion

1Cefotaxime254CVVHDFMV3488.28Died
2Cefotaxime2223285.27Discharged
3Cefotaxime222025.75Discharged
4Cefotaxime,
vancomycin
244CVVHDFMV3794.25Died
5Cefotaxime231511.74Discharged
6Cefotaxime23138.23Discharged
7Cefotaxime222MV2556.73Discharged
8Ceftriaxone151.73Discharged
9Cefotaxime323PLEXMV3064.29Discharged
10Ceftriaxone1117.34Discharged
11Ceftriaxone1126.44Discharged
12Cefotaxime2321721.14Discharged

FFP: fresh frozen plasma, ECT: extracorporeal treatment; CVVHDF: continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration, PLEX: therapeutic plasma exchange; PRISM: pediatric risk of mortality; PICU: pediatric intensive care unit.