Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects
Parameters | n = 159 |
|---|---|
Source of admission, n (%) | |
Emergency room | 137 (86) |
In-patient wards | 14 (9) |
Post-surgical | 8 (5) |
Duration of hospital stay before PICU admission in days, Median (IQR) | 1 (0–1) |
Age in months, Median (IQR) | 2 (0.6–5) |
Male, n (%) | 84 (52.8) |
PRISM III score mean (SD) | 18.3 (8.1) |
Diagnosis n (%) | |
Pneumonia/ARDS | 32 (20) |
Empyema | 4 (2.5) |
Bronchiolitis/Bronchial asthma | 8 (5) |
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage | 2 (1.3) |
Acute CNS infections (meningitis/encephalitis) | 23 (14.5) |
Status epilepticus | 6 (3.8) |
LGBS/myelitis/snake envenomation | 11 (6.9) |
Acute gastroenteritis | 5 (3.1) |
Scrub typhus/staphylococcal sepsis | 12 (7.5) |
Cardiac disorders (congenital/myocarditis) | 11 (6.9) |
Sepsis | 7(4.4) |
Others | 38 (24) |
Respiratory support | |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 115 (72.3) |
Non-invasive ventilation | 02 (1.3) |
Non-ventilated | 42 (26.4) |
Outcome | |
Survived to discharge | 117 (73.6) |
Discontinued care | 10 (6.3) |
Death | 32 (20) |