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Table 1 Preoperative Characteristics of Cases Compared to Controls

From: Impact of perioperative RSV or influenza infection on length of stay and risk of unplanned ICU admission in children: a case-control study

Variable

RSV Cases (n = 13)

No. (%)

RSV Controls (n = 39)

No. (%)

p-value

Influenza Cases (n = 11)

No. (%)

Influenza Controls (n = 33)

No. (%)

p-value

Age (months)

10 (IQR 5 - 17)

9 (IQR 4 - 19)

NS

22 (IQR 5 - 29)

21 (IQR 9 - 30)

NS

Female sex

8 (62%)

19 (49%)

NS

5 (45%)

13 (39%)

NS

Chronic medical condition(s)

4 (31%)

14 (36%)

NS

5 (45%)

11 (33%)

NS

Pre-op fever

0

2 (5%)

NS

2 (18%)

4 (12%)

NS

Pre-op URI sxs

7 (54%)

1 (3%)

< 0.001

5 (45%)

7 (21%)

NS

Smoke Exposure

1 (8%)

4 (10%)

NS

1 (9%)

1 (3%)

NS

  1. Abbreviations: IQR, intra-quartile range; URI, upper respiratory infection; sxs, symptoms.