Table 1 Demographic variables for the patient groups with and without confirmed delirium (n = 485)
From: Validation of the SOS-PD scale for assessment of pediatric delirium: a multicenter study
Characteristic | Patients without confirmed delirium (n = 437) Number (%) | Patients with confirmed delirium (n = 48) Number (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 - Female | 179 (40.9) | 17 (35.4) | 0.536 |
 - Male | 258 (59.1) | 31 (64.6) | |
Age (months)* | 25 (8–100) | 39.5 (16–125) | 0.042 |
Age categories | |||
 - 3–24 months | 215 (49.2) | 19 (39.6) | 0.540 |
 - 2–5 years | 70 (16.0) | 8 (16.7) | |
 - 5–12 years | 89 (20.4) | 11 (22.9) | |
 - > 12 years | 63 (14.4) | 10 (20.8) | |
Reason for admission: | |||
 - Respiratory failure | 186 (42.6) | 20 (41.7) | 0.152 |
 - Cardiac (including cardiac surgery) | 70 (16.0) | 2 (4.2) | |
 - Postoperative (elective) | 72 (16.5) | 6 (12.5) | |
 - Infections | 32 (7.3) | 5 (10.4) | |
 - Trauma | 26 (5.9) | 4 (8.3) | |
 - Neurology | 28 (6.4) | 5 (10.4) | |
 - Others | 23 (5.3) | 6 (12.5) | |
Type of respiratory support | |||
 - None | 61 (14.0) | 1 (2.1) | <0.001 |
 - Oxygen | 129 (29.5) | 2 (4.2) | |
 - Non-invasive ventilation | 15 (3.4) | 1 (2.1) | |
 - Ventilated (conventional) | 218 (49.9) | 40 (83.3) | |
 - HFO-ventilation | 14 (3.2) | 4 (8.3) | |
Length of stay ICU (days)* | 6 (4–10) | 12 (7–20) | <0.001 |
Severity of illness - PRISM III* | 5 (1.0–9.5) | 6 (1.0–12.0) | 0.182 |
Died during ICU stay | 11 (2.5) | 1 (2.2) | 1.000 |
Developmental delay | 40 (9.2) | 2 (4.2) | 0.413 |