Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics
From: Mobilization practices in critically ill children: a European point prevalence study (EU PARK-PICU)
Characteristics | Patients | PT/OT-provided mobility | No PT/OT-provided mobility | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 456 | N = 179 | N = 277 | ||
Gender, female, n (%) | 213 (46.7) | 88 (49.2) | 125 (45.1) | 0.442 |
Age, years, n (%) | 0.033 | |||
0–2 | 319 (70.0) | 111 (62.0) | 208 (75.1) | |
3–6 | 39 (8.6) | 17 (9.5) | 22 (7.9) | |
7–12 | 54 (11.8) | 27 (15.1) | 27 (9.7) | |
13–18 | 41 (9.0) | 23 (12.8) | 18 (6.5) | |
> 18 | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.7) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.3 | |||
White | 360 (78.9) | 140 (78.2) | 220 (79.4) | |
Black | 27 (5.9) | 8 (4.5) | 19 (6.9) | |
Asian | 43 (9.4) | 17 (9.5) | 26 (9.4) | |
Hispanic | 4 (0.8) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (0.7) | |
Other | 22 (4.8) | 12 (6.7) | 10 (3.6) | |
Baseline PCPC, n (%) | 0.031 | |||
1: Good | 107 (23.5) | 37 (20.7) | 70 (25.3) | |
2: Mild disability | 124 (26.1) | 37 (20.7) | 82 (29.6) | |
3: Moderate disability | 96 (21.1) | 43 (24.0) | 53 (19.1) | |
4: Severe | 127 (27.9) | 58 (32.4) | 69 (24.9) | |
5: Coma/vegetative state | 7 (1.5) | 4 (2.2) | 3 (1.1) | |
Reason of admission, n (%) | 0.013 | |||
Medical | ||||
Respiratory | 125 (27.4) | 49 (27.4) | 76 (27.4) | |
Cardiac | 61 (13.4) | 17 (9.5) | 44 (15.9) | |
Haematology/oncology | 16 (3.5) | 8 (4.5) | 8 (2.9) | |
Infectious/inflammatory | 21 (4.6) | 13 (7.3) | 8 (2.9) | |
Neurologic | 36 (7.9) | 13 (7.3) | 23 (8.3) | |
Other | 26 (5.7) | 10 (5.6) | 16 (5.8) | |
Post-surgical | ||||
Cardiac | 81 (17.8) | 27 (15.1) | 54 (19.5) | |
Neuro | 19 (4.2) | 14 (7.8) | 5 (1.8) | |
Ortho | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.7) | |
Other | 68 (14.9) | 27 (15.1) | 41 (14.8) | |
Source of admission, n (%) | 0.167 | |||
Emergency room | 55 (12.1) | 17 (9.5) | 38 (13.7) | |
Floor/step down unit | 119 (26.1) | 53 (29.6) | 66 (23.8) | |
Outside hospital | 155 (34.0) | 56 (31.3) | 99 (35.7) | |
Operation room/post-anaesthesia | 69 (15.1) | 34 (19.0) | 35 (12.6) | |
NICU | 39 (8.6) | 11 (6.1) | 28 (10.1) | |
Home | 8 (1.8) | 2 (1.1) | 6 (2.2) | |
Post-birth/delivery room | 9 (1.8) | 4 (2.2) | 4 (1.4) | |
Other | 4 (0.9) | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) | |
BMIb* | 15.1 (12.8–17.9) | 15.6 (13.3–18.5) | 14.7 (12.3–17.6) | 0.002 |
Days of hospital stay at study day* | 22 (IQR 8–60) | 28 (11–80) | 20 (7–57) | 0.002 |
Days of PICU stay at study day* | 14 (6–36) | 17 (8–45) | 12 (6–32) | 0.002 |
Postoperative day*1 | 11 (4–31) | 18 (7–39) | 8 (4–22) | < 0.001 |
Surgery during PICU stay, yes (%) | 278 (58.9) | 107 (59.8) | 164 (59.2) | 0.848 |
Ambulatory prior to admission if age ≥ 3 years, no. (%)a | 63 (46.0) | 34 (50.0) | 29 (42.0) | 0.393 |
Unit mobility protocol, yes (%) | 60 (13.2) | 25 (14.0) | 35 (12.6) | 0.673 |