Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients during the first 24 h after admission

Age (months)

60 (17.8; 128.5)

Weight (kg)

17.5 (11; 42)

Males/females

21 (42%)/29 (58%)

In-hospital patients

25 (50%)

Scores on admission

 PRISM-3 (first day in PICU)

9.5 ± 15.9

 PIM-2 (first hour in PICU)

12.6 ± 23.3

 PELOD (first day in PICU)

11.6 ± 25.1

 POPC

1.6 ± 1.1

Clinical presentation

 Body temperature (°C)

38.2 (37; 38.8)

 Respiratory distress

33 (66%)

 Hypotension for age

28 (56%)

 Oliguria (< 1 mL/kg/h)

14 (28%)

Main primary skin lesion

 Erythrosis

27 (54%)

 Necrosis

13 (26%)

 Bullae

10 (20%)

Surface (% of total body surface)^a

6 (3; 10)

Location

 Legs

13 (26%)

 Arms

12 (24%)

 Head/neck

12 (24%)

 Chest/abdomen

13 (26%)

Laboratory tests

 White blood cells (/mm³)

9 610 (5 445; 18 820)

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

9.7 (8.9; 11.2)

 Platelets (/mm³)

187 500 (70 000; 305 250)

 CRP (mg/L)

176 (85; 289)

 Fibrinogen (g/L)

5 (3.7; 6.5)

 Lactatemia (mmol/L)

2 (1.4; 3.8)

 Total proteins (g/L)

52.5 (43.8; 63)

 Urea (mmol/L)

4 (2.6; 5.9)

 Creatinine (μmol/L)

28 (21; 57.5)