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Table 3 Length-of-survival analysis by univariate log rank (Mantel-Cox) test

From: Prolonged non-survival in PICU: does a do-not-attempt-resuscitation order matter

 

Mean (standard error) days

95% confidence interval

P

DNAR

18.6 (5.2)

8.4-28.8

<0.001

NRCPR

7.5 (3.1)

1.4-13.6

 

No fungal infection

8.3 (2.3)

3.8-12.9

0.002

Fungal isolates

29.6 (10.8)

8.4-50.8

 

No bacteremia

15.5 (4.0)

7.7-23.3

0.031

Bacteremia

4.6 (1.4)

2.0-7.3

 

No antibiotics

1.7 (1.1)

0.0-3.8

0.008

Systemic antibiotics

13.4 (3.2)

7.2-19.7

 

No ventilation

1.0 (0.4)

0.2-1.8

<0.001

Mechanical ventilation

13.7 (3.2)

7.4 (19.9)

 
  1. Length-of-survival was not associated with gender, oncological diagnosis, trauma, virus, bacteria (gram positive or gram negative), asystole preceding PICU admission, use of inotrope, anticonvulsant, seizures, raised intracranial pressure, encephalitis, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, transfusion of blood or blood products.
  2. One outlier with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and respiratory failure stayed at the PICU for 1038 days. He was excluded from the calculation.
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