Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of children with lower respiratory tract infection on admission to the PICU
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age, median months (range) | 2.6 (0.5–26.5) |
Male | 10 (43%) |
Admissions from outside hospital | 20 (87%) |
Underlying conditions | |
Preterm birth (<37 weeks) | 11 (48%) |
Underlying disease | 11 (48%) |
Pulmonary | 3 |
Cardiac | 4 |
Other | 5 |
Severity | |
ICU stay (days; median [range]) | 10 (2–33) |
Mechanically ventilated at PICU | 20 (87%) |
Deaths due to LRTI | 1 |