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Table 1 Patient characteristics over the study period

From: Implementation and evaluation of a paediatric nurse-driven sedation protocol in a paediatric intensive care unit

 

Pre-implementation

n = 104

Post-implementation

n = 93

p value

Male, N (%)

61 (59)

57 (61)

0.706

Age at admission (years), mean (SD)

4.9 (5.4)

5.2 (5.3)

0.607

Median [Q1–Q3]

2.2 [0.4–9.6]

3.2 [0.4–9.7]

 

Weight at admission (kg), mean (SD)

20.3 (18.9)

20.7 (17.8)

0.660

Reason for admission, N (%)*

 Surgical cause

25 (24)

35 (38)

0.039

 Non-surgical cause

79 (76)

58 (62)

0.131

  Neurology

41 (39)

28 (27)

 

  Respiratory

29 (29)

22 (21)

 

  Sepsis

9 (9)

8 (8)

 

Medical history, N (%)

18 (17)

15 (16)

0.825

 Prematurity <34 weeks

8 (8)

4 (4)

0.267

 Chronic respiratory failure

1 (1)

3 (3)

0.345

 Congenital cardiopathy

5 (5)

6 (6)

0.616

 Chronic cardiac failure

0 (0)

2 (2)

0.212

 Encephalopathy

8 (8)

5 (5)

0.513

PELOD score, mean (SD)

18.8 (11.6)

17.5 (11.6)

0.746

Death, N (%)

18 (17)

13 (14)

0.522

Inotropic drugs, N (%)

75 (72)

67 (72)

0.991

Neuromuscular blockade, N (%)

38 (37)

33 (35)

0.878

Dialysis, N (%)

2 (2)

4 (4)

0.424

Unplanned extubation, N (%)

4 (4)

3 (3)

1.000

  1. * Reason for admission: p = 0.039 is the p value of the difference between surgical and non-surgical admission diagnosis; p = 0.131 is the p value of the difference within the non-surgical admission diagnosis (neurology, respiratory, and sepsis)