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Table 2 Confounding variables at admission according to occurrence of new or progressive MODS

From: Association between length of storage of red blood cell units and outcome of critically ill children: a prospective observational study

 

Absence of new or progressive MODS (n = 182)

Presence of new or progressive MODS (n = 114)

P value

Age (months), mean ± SD

59.8 ± 68.9

57.0 ± 69.9

0.73

Gender (Male), n (%)

116 (63.7%)

55 (48.2%)

0.01

Weight (kg), mean ± SD

22.1 ± 22.9

19.2 ± 23.2

0.29

PRISM III at admission, mean ± SD

6.1 ± 6.3

4.4 ± 4.4

0.008

MODS at admission, mean ± SD

1.8 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 1.0

<0.001

PELOD at admission, mean ± SD

13.1 ± 9.7

10.3 ± 9.7

0.02

Sepsis at admission, mean ± SD

22 (12.1%)

7 (6.1%)

0.11

Mechanical ventilation at admission, mean ± SD

108 (59.3%)

48 (42.1%)

0.004

  1. MODS, multiple organ dysfunction score; PELOD, pediatric logistic organ dysfunction; PRISM, pediatric risk of mortality; SD, standard deviation.