Table 1 Clinical data of patients who died in the PICU
From: Prolonged non-survival in PICU: does a do-not-attempt-resuscitation order matter
Characteristic | Trauma (n = 9) | Non-trauma (n = 79) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Median age, year (interquartile range) | 5.6 (2.4, 10.7) | 4.0 (0.9, 7.4) | 0.20 |
Male, n (%) | 8 (88%) | 46 (58%) | 0.15 |
PIM2 score%, median (interquartile range) | 90 (60, 92) | 12 (5, 56) | 0.002 |
Oncological diagnosis, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 24 (30%) | 0.11 |
Pathogens in blood culture, n (%): | |||
Gram + bacteria | 0 (0%) | 13 (16%) | 0.35 |
Gram – bacteria | 0 (0%) | 13 (16%) | 0.35 |
Fungal | 0 (0%) | 4 (5%) | 1.00 |
Virus isolation, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 25 (32%) | 0.055 |
Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 9 (100%) | 71 (90%) | 1.00 |
Inotropes, n (%) | 8 (89%) | 59 (75%) | 0.68 |
Anticonvulsants, n (%) | 3 (33%) | 32 (41%) | 1.00 |
Blood transfusion, n (%) | 4 (44%) | 45 (57%) | 0.50 |
Platelets or fresh frozen plasma, n (%) | 5 (56%) | 49 (62%) | 0.73 |
Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, n (%) | 3 (33%) | 37 (47%) | 0.50 |
Systemic antibiotics, n (%) | 6 (67%) | 75 (95%) | 0.022 |
Systemic corticosteroids, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 28 (35%) | 0.052 |
PICU survival, median (interquartile range) | 2.0 (1.0, 6.0) | 3.0 (1.0, 11.0) | 0.84 |
Repeated PICU admission, n (%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (24%) | 0.20 |
DNAR, n (%) | 5 (56%) | 34 (43%) | 0.50 |
NRCPR, n (%) | 4 (44%) | 45 (57%) | |
Brain death confirmed, n (%) | 4 (44%) | 7 (9%) | 0.011 |
Asystole before PICU, n (%) | 5 (56%) | 10 (13%) | 0.006 |
Post-mortem examination, n (%) | 3 (33%) | 22 (28%) | 0.71 |