Table 2 Univariate analysis for predictors of prolonged ventilation and PICU length of stay, and for drop in PELOD score between days 1 to 3 of sepsis

Number

45

19

33

46

40

35

Age, months

82 (62)

62 (66)

0.17

90 (64)

67 (63)

0.12

60 (65)

94 (59)

0.022

PRISM

10.4 (6.1)

14.5 (8.6)

0.02

10.3 (5.5)

13.0 (8.3)

0.11

11.5 (6.6)

12.7 (7.5)

0.45

PELOD

14.4 (8)

20.7 (11)

0.007

14.4 (8.6)

17.8 (10.4)

0.13

-

-

Severe underlying disease

18/45 (40 %)

19/29 (66 %)

0.056

11/33 (33 %)

28/46 (61 %)

0.022

22/40 (55 %)

14/35 (40 %)

0.25

Delta PELOD

6.9 (8.4)

2.7 (14.0)

0.12

8.1 (8.4)

3.4 (11.9)

0.06

-

-

Time to Abx

243 (306)

235 (359)

0.92

223 (296)

243 (336)

0.79

234 (329)

239 (325)

0.95

Abx in first hour

10/45 (22 %)

9/29 (31 %)

0.43

5/33 (15 %)

15/46 (33 %)

0.12

13/40 (33 %)

7/35 (20 %)

0.30

Time to inotropes

546 (395)

428 (342)

0.32

654 (368)

428 (359)

0.056

533 (421)

493 (344)

0.74

Inotropes within 3 h

6/24 (25 %)

5/18 (28 %)

0.66

2/15 (13 %)

9/29 (31 %)

0.27

6/20 (30 %)

4/22 (18 %)

0.34

Time to 20 ml/kg volume

225 (247)

132 (179)

0.22

212 (220)

185 (252)

0.75

233 (306)

152 (167)

0.32

Volume in 2 h

20.2 (17.6)

36.7 (34.9)

0.05

23 (18.9)

29 (30.2)

0.48

23 (23)

33 (30)

0.27

Volume ≤20 ml/kg in 2 h

16/24 (67 %)

9/18 (50 %)

0.35

10/15 (67 %)

16/29 (55 %)

0.53

14/20 (70 %)

10/22 (45 %)

0.098

Volume to inotropes

35.2 (32.1)

46.7 (34.4)

0.27

41 (35)

39 (32)

0.88

37 (28)

46 (36)

0.35

Ventilator days

-

-

-

-

10.3 (11.2)

5.8 (5.1)

0.036

PICU days

-

-

-

-

15.8 (17.8)

9.7 (8.1)

0.071