Table 1 Characteristics of children admitted to PICU with/without Delirium.
Delirium n = 618 (69.43%) | No Delirium n = 272 (30.56%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender n(%) | |||
Male | 355(57.44) | 133(48.9) | 0.018* |
Female | 263(42.56) | 139(51.1) | |
Age in months (mean ± SD) | 35.21 ± 47.67 | 82.8 ± 54.28 | < 0.0001* |
Age Categories n(%) | |||
Newborns | 89(14.4) | 2(0.74) | |
Infants | 207(33.5) | 22(8.09) | < 0.0001* |
Children | 288(46.60) | 206(75.74) | |
Teens | 34(5.5) | 42(15.44) | |
Comorbidities n(%) | |||
Respiratory | 181(70.1) | 77(29.84) | 0.766 |
Cardiac | 131(80.86) | 31(19.14) | 0.0005* |
Renal | 70(67.31) | 34(32.69) | 0.615 |
Hepatic | 35(71.43) | 14(28.57) | 0.751 |
Neurological | 190(78.84) | 51(21.16) | 0.0002* |
Oncology | 23(54.76) | 19(45.24) | 0.034* |
None | 452(67.97) | 59(26.22) | 0.102 |
PICU admission Unit n(%) | |||
Medical | 463(74.92) | 187(68.75) | 0.056 |
Surgical | 155(25.08) | 85(31.25) | |
Admission Diagnosis | |||
Respiratory | 319(78.57) | 87(21.43) | < 0.0001* |
Cardiac | 19(70.37) | 8(29.63) | 0.915 |
Renal | 13(61.9) | 8(38.1) | 0.448 |
Hepatic | 15(83.33) | 3(16.67) | 0.196 |
Neurology | 97(75.78) | 31(24.22) | 0.092 |
Oncology | 5(29.41) | 12(70.59) | 0.0003* |
