| |
Prolonged PICU LOS Yes (n = 50)
|
Prolonged PICU LOS No (n = 145)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age (years)*
|
4.9 [1.0–12.3]
|
6.0 [2.3–12.0]
|
p = 0.358
|
|
Gender (male)
|
32 (64.0%)
|
95 (65.5%)
|
p = 0.982
|
|
Minority (yes)
|
31 (62.0%)
|
48 (33.1%)
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Estimated Household Income Below Poverty Level (yes)
|
9 (18.0%)
|
20 (13.8%)
|
p = 0.624
|
|
Trauma Activation (full)
|
30 (60.0%)
|
34 (23.5%)
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Trauma Type (penetrating)
|
11 (22.0%)
|
8 (5.5%)
|
p = 0.003
|
|
Intentional Trauma (yes)#
|
21 (42.0%)
|
15 (10.3%)
|
p < 0.001
|
|
ISS$
|
17.5 [9.8–22.8]
|
9 [4.0–11.0]
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Operative Procedure^
|
35 (70.0%)
|
32 (22.1%)
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Organ Failure (yes)
|
45 (80.0%)
|
52 (35.9%)
|
p < 0.001
|
- Abbreviations and Definitions: PICU pediatric intensive care unit, LOS length of stay, ISS injury severity score, "Prolonged PICU LOS" defined as >2.5 days; “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 (%)
