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Patient characteristics of participants and non-participants |
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| Participants n = 81 |
Non-participants n = 61 |
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| Median (range) |
Median (range) |
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| Age of child at PICU admission(yrs) |
5.8 (1–14.9) |
4.9 (1–14.8) |
| Length of stay in PICU (days) |
5.0 (1–305)* |
2.0 (1–31) |
| Length of artificial ventilation (days) |
4.0 (0–43) |
2.0 (0–26) |
| Risk of Mortality, PIM 2 (%) |
4.4 (0–32.4) |
3.8 (0–80.5) |
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| n (%) |
n (%) |
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| Male |
44 (54) |
36 (59) |
| Reason for PICU admission |
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| Respiratory insufficiency |
34 (42) |
31 (51) |
| Circulatory insufficiency |
18 (22) |
12 (20) |
| Trauma |
29 (36) |
18 (29) |
| Treatment characteristics (yes) |
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| Artificial ventilation |
62 (76) |
45 (74) |
| Circulatory support |
22(27) |
12 (20) |
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* p < 0.05 participants versus non-participants | ||
Knoester et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:21 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-21 |
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