Table 1 Characteristics of pediatric (post-neonatal) hospital admissions that included time in an ICUa 2010–2013
From: Pediatric admissions that include intensive care: a population-based study
Hospital admission episode characteristic | PICU hospitals N = 7053 n (%) | Non- PICU hospitals N = 472 n (%) | P-value b |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
1 to < 12 months | 2292 (32.5) | 42 (8.9) | < 0.001 |
1–4 years | 2348 (33.3) | 94 (19.9) | < 0.001 |
5–9 years | 1207 (17.1) | 85 (18.0) | 0.62 |
10–15 years | 1205 (17.1) | 251 (53.2) | < 0.001 |
Sex | |||
Male | 3928 (55.7) | 245 (51.9) | 0.11 |
Female | 3125 (44.3) | 227 (48.1) | 0.11 |
Residence | |||
Urban | 4973 (70.7) | 74 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
Rural | 2063 (29.3) | 397 (84.3) | < 0.001 |
Hospital type | |||
Tertiary | 7053 (100) | 57 (12.1) | < 0.001 |
Other urban | 0 (0) | 34 (7.2)) | < 0.001 |
Regional | 0 (0) | 381 (80.7) | < 0.001 |
Source of hospital admission | |||
emergency admission | 1711 (24.3) | 363 (76.9) | < 0.001 |
transfer admission | 2289 (32.4) | 52 (11.0) | < 0.001 |
physician referral | 1346 (19.1) | 41 (8.7) | < 0.001 |
outpatient clinic | 1408 (20.0) | 7 (1.5) | < 0.001 |
other/unknown | 297 (4.2) | 9 (1.9) | 0.01 |
ICU hours (median, IQR) | 47 (24–100) | 15 (6–27) | < 0.001c |
ICU hours | |||
≤ 24 h | 1913 (27.1) | 333 (70.6) | < 0.001 |
> 24 to ≤48 h | 1745 (24.7) | 88 (18.6) | 0.003 |
> 48 to ≤96 h | 1550 (22.0) | 30 (6.4) | < 0.001 |
> 96 h | 1845 (26.2) | 21 (4.5) | < 0.001 |
Days in hospital (median, IQR) | 6 (4–12) | 2 (1–5) | < 0.001c |
Admission outcome | |||
Death | 203 (2.9) | 6 (1.3) | 0.04 |
Discharge | 6349 (90.0) | 332 (70.3) | < 0.001 |
Transfer | 497 (7.1) | 134 (28.4) | < 0.001 |
to children’s hospital | 46 (9.3) | 96 (71.6) | < 0.001 |
to other hospital | 390 (78.5) | 19 (14.2) | < 0.001 |
not recorded | 61 (12.3) | 19 (14.2) | < 0.56 |