Comparison of admissions to PICU, general ICU, and non-ICU admissions
| PICU total | PICU | General ICU | Non-ICU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Transfers | |||||
| (n=438) | (n=168) | (n=270) | (n=375) | (n=335) | Between group differences* | |
| *Between PICU total admissions, general ICU admissions, and non-ICU admissions. | ||||||
| Age (range) | 17.4m (3d – 15y 6m) | 17.3m (3d – 15y 6m) | 17.7m (6d – 14y 11m) | 59.9m (6d – 15y 11m) | 13.5m (3d – 15y 8m) | Kruskal Wallis, p<0.01 |
| Sex ratio (m:f) | 1.7 (276:162) | 2.0 (112:56) | 1.5 (164:106) | 1.1 (198:177) | 1.3 (187:148) | χ2 (2 df), p<0.01 |
| PRISM score (range) | 9 (0–41) | 8 (0–41) | 9 (0–38) | 6 (0 – 46) | 5 (0 – 39) | Kruskal Wallis, p<0.01 |
| TISS score (range) | 25.5 (1–71) | 23.0 (1–71) | 27.5 (2–63) | 20.5 (1–75) | 8.0 (1–50) | Kruskal Wallis, p<0.01 |
| Deaths | 37 (8.4%) | 15 (8.9%) | 22 (8.1%) | 38 (10.1%) | 10 (3.0%) | |
| Predicted | 42.8 (35.9, 49.7) | 14.7 (10.6, 18.9) | 28.3 (22.7, 33.9) | 37.3 (29.7, 44.9) | 14.1 (11.4, 16.8) | |
| O:E (95% CI) | 0.86 (0.74, 1.03) | 1.02 (0.79, 1.42) | 0.78 (0.65, 0.97) | 1.02 (0.85, 1.28) | 0.71 (0.60, 0.88) | |
| Diagnosis | ||||||
| Surgical | 19.9% | 24.4% | 17.0% | 24.5% | 8.1% | |
| Respiratory | 34.5% | 37.5% | 32.6% | 28.0% | 50.1% | |
| Neurological | 30.4% | 20.8% | 36.3% | 32.5% | 21.2% | |
| Haematological | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 9.9% | 6.0% | |