| |
PICU Yes (n = 195)
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PICU No (n = 381)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age (years)*
|
6.0 [2.1–12.0]
|
9.0 [5.0–13.3]
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Gender (male)
|
127 (65.1%)
|
260 (68.2%)
|
p = 0.596
|
|
Minority (yes)
|
79 (40.5%)
|
224 (58.8%)
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Estimated Household Income Below Poverty Level (yes)
|
29 (14.9%)
|
107 (28.1%)
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Trauma Activation (full)
|
64 (32.8%)
|
28 (7.3%)
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Trauma Type (penetrating)
|
19 (9.7%)
|
33 (8.7%)
|
p = 0.333
|
|
Intentional Trauma (yes)#
|
36 (18.5%)
|
41 (10.8%)
|
p = 0.013
|
|
ISS$
|
9 [5–16]
|
2 [1–5]
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Operative Procedure^
|
67 (34.4%)
|
61 (16.0%)
|
p < 0.001
|
- Abbreviations and Definitions: PICU pediatric intensive care unit, ISS injury severity score; “Minority” defined as Black, Hispanic ethnicity, Native American, or “other” race; “Below Poverty Level” defined as living in a ZIP code where the estimated median annual household income for a family of 4 is less than the 2014 federal poverty level (<$23,850); *2 subjects with missing age data; #6 subjects with intentionality of trauma unknown; $6 subjects with unknown ISS; ^2 subjects with unknown surgical data; data presented as median [interquartile range], n (%)
