| Characteristics . | Patients, n = 62 . |
|---|---|
| Age, n (%) | |
| <6 months | 22 (35) |
| 6–12 months | 6 (10) |
| 1–4 years | 10 (16) |
| 5–11 years | 13 (21) |
| >12 years | 11 (18) |
| Primary care provider, n (%) | |
| Family doctor | 30 (48) |
| Paediatrician | 28 (45) |
| Nurse practitioner | 2 (3) |
| No primary care provider | 2 (2) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Specialist providers or programs prior to PICU admission, n (%) | |
| Any One Two or more | 17 (27) 3 (5) 14 (23) |
| Paediatric Complex Care program | 10 (16) |
| Long-term ventilation program | 2 (3) |
| Cardiology | 2 (3) |
| Respirology | 7 (11) |
| Neurology | 6 (10) |
| Gastroenterology | 5 (8) |
| Genetics/metabolics | 6 (10) |
| General surgery | 4 (6) |
| Hematology/oncology | 5 (8) |
| Neurosurgery | 1 (2) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 2 (3) |
| Otolaryngology | 3 (5) |
| Urology | 1 (2) |
| Nephrology | 2 (3) |
| Number of regular medications prior to PICU admission, n (%) | |
| 1 | 8 (13) |
| 2 | 7 (11) |
| 3 or more | 9 (15) |
| None | 38 (61) |
| Prior PICU admission, n (%) | 9 (15) |
| Prior hospitalization, n (%) | 14 (23) |
| PICU admission diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Status asthmaticus | 1 (2) |
| Sepsis or septic shock | 3 (5) |
| Meningitis or encephalitis | 3 (5) |
| Malignancy | 1 (2) |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 2 (3) |
| MIS-C | 1 (2) |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 1 (2) |
| Renal failure | 1 (2) |
| Acute lower respiratory tract infection (bronchiolitis, pneumonia) | 18 (29) |
| Status epilepticus | 2 (3) |
| Stroke | 1 (2) |
| Trauma | 1 (2) |
| Other* | 5 (8) |
| Missing | 22 (35) |
| PICU length of stay, n (%) | |
| <48 h | 6 (10) |
| 2–7 days | 27 (44) |
| 8–14 days | 13 (21) |
| >2 week | 15 (24) |
| Missing | 1 (2) |
| Intubated during PICU admission, n (%) | 38 (61) |
| Characteristics . | Patients, n = 62 . |
|---|---|
| Age, n (%) | |
| <6 months | 22 (35) |
| 6–12 months | 6 (10) |
| 1–4 years | 10 (16) |
| 5–11 years | 13 (21) |
| >12 years | 11 (18) |
| Primary care provider, n (%) | |
| Family doctor | 30 (48) |
| Paediatrician | 28 (45) |
| Nurse practitioner | 2 (3) |
| No primary care provider | 2 (2) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Specialist providers or programs prior to PICU admission, n (%) | |
| Any One Two or more | 17 (27) 3 (5) 14 (23) |
| Paediatric Complex Care program | 10 (16) |
| Long-term ventilation program | 2 (3) |
| Cardiology | 2 (3) |
| Respirology | 7 (11) |
| Neurology | 6 (10) |
| Gastroenterology | 5 (8) |
| Genetics/metabolics | 6 (10) |
| General surgery | 4 (6) |
| Hematology/oncology | 5 (8) |
| Neurosurgery | 1 (2) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 2 (3) |
| Otolaryngology | 3 (5) |
| Urology | 1 (2) |
| Nephrology | 2 (3) |
| Number of regular medications prior to PICU admission, n (%) | |
| 1 | 8 (13) |
| 2 | 7 (11) |
| 3 or more | 9 (15) |
| None | 38 (61) |
| Prior PICU admission, n (%) | 9 (15) |
| Prior hospitalization, n (%) | 14 (23) |
| PICU admission diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Status asthmaticus | 1 (2) |
| Sepsis or septic shock | 3 (5) |
| Meningitis or encephalitis | 3 (5) |
| Malignancy | 1 (2) |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 2 (3) |
| MIS-C | 1 (2) |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 1 (2) |
| Renal failure | 1 (2) |
| Acute lower respiratory tract infection (bronchiolitis, pneumonia) | 18 (29) |
| Status epilepticus | 2 (3) |
| Stroke | 1 (2) |
| Trauma | 1 (2) |
| Other* | 5 (8) |
| Missing | 22 (35) |
| PICU length of stay, n (%) | |
| <48 h | 6 (10) |
| 2–7 days | 27 (44) |
| 8–14 days | 13 (21) |
| >2 week | 15 (24) |
| Missing | 1 (2) |
| Intubated during PICU admission, n (%) | 38 (61) |
Abbreviation: MIS-C, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
*Other diagnoses include meso-rex shunt, cerebral aneurysm, lissencephaly, trachea–esophageal fistula and macroglossia.
| Characteristics . | Patients, n = 62 . |
|---|---|
| Age, n (%) | |
| <6 months | 22 (35) |
| 6–12 months | 6 (10) |
| 1–4 years | 10 (16) |
| 5–11 years | 13 (21) |
| >12 years | 11 (18) |
| Primary care provider, n (%) | |
| Family doctor | 30 (48) |
| Paediatrician | 28 (45) |
| Nurse practitioner | 2 (3) |
| No primary care provider | 2 (2) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Specialist providers or programs prior to PICU admission, n (%) | |
| Any One Two or more | 17 (27) 3 (5) 14 (23) |
| Paediatric Complex Care program | 10 (16) |
| Long-term ventilation program | 2 (3) |
| Cardiology | 2 (3) |
| Respirology | 7 (11) |
| Neurology | 6 (10) |
| Gastroenterology | 5 (8) |
| Genetics/metabolics | 6 (10) |
| General surgery | 4 (6) |
| Hematology/oncology | 5 (8) |
| Neurosurgery | 1 (2) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 2 (3) |
| Otolaryngology | 3 (5) |
| Urology | 1 (2) |
| Nephrology | 2 (3) |
| Number of regular medications prior to PICU admission, n (%) | |
| 1 | 8 (13) |
| 2 | 7 (11) |
| 3 or more | 9 (15) |
| None | 38 (61) |
| Prior PICU admission, n (%) | 9 (15) |
| Prior hospitalization, n (%) | 14 (23) |
| PICU admission diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Status asthmaticus | 1 (2) |
| Sepsis or septic shock | 3 (5) |
| Meningitis or encephalitis | 3 (5) |
| Malignancy | 1 (2) |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 2 (3) |
| MIS-C | 1 (2) |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 1 (2) |
| Renal failure | 1 (2) |
| Acute lower respiratory tract infection (bronchiolitis, pneumonia) | 18 (29) |
| Status epilepticus | 2 (3) |
| Stroke | 1 (2) |
| Trauma | 1 (2) |
| Other* | 5 (8) |
| Missing | 22 (35) |
| PICU length of stay, n (%) | |
| <48 h | 6 (10) |
| 2–7 days | 27 (44) |
| 8–14 days | 13 (21) |
| >2 week | 15 (24) |
| Missing | 1 (2) |
| Intubated during PICU admission, n (%) | 38 (61) |
| Characteristics . | Patients, n = 62 . |
|---|---|
| Age, n (%) | |
| <6 months | 22 (35) |
| 6–12 months | 6 (10) |
| 1–4 years | 10 (16) |
| 5–11 years | 13 (21) |
| >12 years | 11 (18) |
| Primary care provider, n (%) | |
| Family doctor | 30 (48) |
| Paediatrician | 28 (45) |
| Nurse practitioner | 2 (3) |
| No primary care provider | 2 (2) |
| Missing | 1 (1.6) |
| Specialist providers or programs prior to PICU admission, n (%) | |
| Any One Two or more | 17 (27) 3 (5) 14 (23) |
| Paediatric Complex Care program | 10 (16) |
| Long-term ventilation program | 2 (3) |
| Cardiology | 2 (3) |
| Respirology | 7 (11) |
| Neurology | 6 (10) |
| Gastroenterology | 5 (8) |
| Genetics/metabolics | 6 (10) |
| General surgery | 4 (6) |
| Hematology/oncology | 5 (8) |
| Neurosurgery | 1 (2) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 2 (3) |
| Otolaryngology | 3 (5) |
| Urology | 1 (2) |
| Nephrology | 2 (3) |
| Number of regular medications prior to PICU admission, n (%) | |
| 1 | 8 (13) |
| 2 | 7 (11) |
| 3 or more | 9 (15) |
| None | 38 (61) |
| Prior PICU admission, n (%) | 9 (15) |
| Prior hospitalization, n (%) | 14 (23) |
| PICU admission diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Status asthmaticus | 1 (2) |
| Sepsis or septic shock | 3 (5) |
| Meningitis or encephalitis | 3 (5) |
| Malignancy | 1 (2) |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 2 (3) |
| MIS-C | 1 (2) |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 1 (2) |
| Renal failure | 1 (2) |
| Acute lower respiratory tract infection (bronchiolitis, pneumonia) | 18 (29) |
| Status epilepticus | 2 (3) |
| Stroke | 1 (2) |
| Trauma | 1 (2) |
| Other* | 5 (8) |
| Missing | 22 (35) |
| PICU length of stay, n (%) | |
| <48 h | 6 (10) |
| 2–7 days | 27 (44) |
| 8–14 days | 13 (21) |
| >2 week | 15 (24) |
| Missing | 1 (2) |
| Intubated during PICU admission, n (%) | 38 (61) |
Abbreviation: MIS-C, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
*Other diagnoses include meso-rex shunt, cerebral aneurysm, lissencephaly, trachea–esophageal fistula and macroglossia.
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