Characteristic | Total | Children | Neonates | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 8746 | N = 5188 | N = 3,558 | ||
Age (years), median (IQR) | 0 (0–4) | 2 (0–11) | – | – |
Female, n (%) | 3986 (46%) | 2458 (47%) | 1528 (43%) |  < 0.001 |
Complex chronic conditiona, n (%) | ||||
 Cardiovascular | 6317 (72%) | 3932 (76%) | 2385 (67%) |  < 0.001 |
 Gastrointestinal | 2455 (28%) | 1568 (30%) | 887 (25%) |  < 0.001 |
 Hematologic or immunologic | 1089 (12%) | 857 (17%) | 232 (7%) |  < 0.001 |
 Malignancy | 381 (4%) | 350 (7%) | 31 (1%) |  < 0.001 |
 Metabolic | 1911 (22%) | 1581 (30%) | 330 (9%) |  < 0.001 |
 Neurologic and neuromuscular | 1981 (23%) | 1481 (29%) | 500 (14%) |  < 0.001 |
 Congenital or genetic defect | 1899 (22%) | 765 (15%) | 1,134 (32%) |  < 0.001 |
 Renal and urologic | 2005 (23%) | 1186 (23%) | 819 (23%) | 0.86 |
 Respiratory | 2010 (23%) | 1048 (20%) | 962 (27%) |  < 0.001 |
 Premature And neonatal | 3263 (37%) | 613 (12%) | 2650 (74%) |  < 0.001 |
 Technology dependent | 3950 (45%) | 2696 (52%) | 1254 (35%) |  < 0.001 |
 Transplant | 582 (7%) | 551 (11%) | 31 (1%) |  < 0.001 |
Cardiac Surgeryb, n (%) | 3163 (36%) | 1919 (37%) | 1244 (35%) | 0.053 |
 RACHS-1 | 176 (2%) | 132 (3%) | 44 (1%) |  < 0.001 |
 RACHS-2 | 572 (7%) | 422 (8%) | 150 (4%) |  < 0.001 |
 RACHS-3 | 852 (10%) | 700 (13%) | 152 (4%) |  < 0.001 |
 RACHS-4 | 833 (10%) | 446 (9%) | 387 (11%) |  < 0.001 |
 RACHS-5 | 730 (8%) | 219 (4%) | 511 (14%) |  < 0.001 |
Length Of stay (days), median (IQR) | 38 (18–77) | 36.5 (16–75) | 39 (21–77) |  < 0.001 |
Billed charges (US dollars), median (IQR) | 1,161,340 (609474.3–2,197,633) | 1,185,444 (579129.1–2,367,075) | 1,136,905 (637995.1–1,982,730) | 0.045 |
Hospital Mortality, n (%) | 3401 (39%) | 2079 (40%) | 1322 (37%) | 0.006 |