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Table 5 Scores and outcomes of case and control patientsa

From: Multicentre validation of the bedside paediatric early warning system score: a severity of illness score to detect evolving critical illness in hospitalised children

Score

Case patients, n(%)

Control patients, n(%)

0

7 (1.02%)

175 (12.61%)

1

21 (3.06%)

324 (23.34%)

2

36 (5.25%)

294 (21.11%)

3

38 (5.54%)

185 (13.33%)

4

42 (6.12%)

131 (9.44%)

5

44 (6.41%)

86 (6.20%)

6

57 (8.31%)

75 (5.40%)

7

47 (6.85%)

44 (3.17%)

8

47 (6.85%)

28 (2.02%)

9

55 (8.02%)

21 (1.51%)

10

56 (8.16%)

10 (0.72%)

11

44 (6.41%)

5 (0.36%)

12

43 (6.27%)

8 (0.58%)

13

36 (5.25%)

0 (0%)

14

31 (4.52%)

0 (0%)

15

21 (3.06%)

1 (0.07%)

16

22 (3.21%)

2 (0.14%)

17

16 (2.33%)

0 (0%)

18

11 (1.60%)

0 (0%)

19

4 (0.58%)

0 (0%)

20

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

21

1 (0.15%)

0 (0%)

22

1 (0.15%)

0 (0%)

23

1 (0.15%)

0 (0%)

24

1 (0.15%)

0 (0%)

25

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

26

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. aMaximum Bedside Paediatric Early Warning System scores for the 12 hours ending one hour before the event in case patients and for 12 hours of data in control patients.