Safety of Vasopressor Medications through Peripheral Line in Pediatric Patients in PICU in a Resource-Limited Setting
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of study population (n = 369).
Characteristics
N (%)
Gender
Male
221 (59.9%)
Female
148 (40.1%)
Median age (months) (interquartile range (IQR))
24 (6–96)
Median weight (kg) (IQR)
10 [6–24]
WAZ (weight for age Z-scores)
Underweight
100 (36.4%)
Normal
175 (63.6%)
Admission source
Emergency room
293 (79.4%)
Ward
40 (10.8%)
SCU
28 (7.6%)
CICU
1 (0.3%)
Operating room
7 (1.9%)
Admission diagnosis
Sepsis
107 (29%)
Respiratory disease
88 (23.8%)
CNS
60 (16.3%)
Hematology/oncology
44 (11.9)
CVS
31 (8.4%)
Renal
10 (2.7%)
GI
8 (2.2%)
Miscellaneous
21 (4.3%)
PRISM III (median-IQR)
8 [5–15]
Outcome (survival)
271 (73.4%)
Median length of hospital stay (days) (IQR)
7 (4–12)
IQR = interquartile range, SCU= special care unit (high-dependency unit), CICU = cardiac intensive care unit, CNS = central nervous system, and GI = gastrointestinal system.