Red cell transfusions as an independent risk for mortality in critically ill children

Table 6 Logistic regression analyses, with mortality as the dependent variable (n = 2208)

Variable	Odds ratio	95 % confidence interval	p value
PIM2 score	1.69	1.35–2.12	<0.001
PRISM III score	1.19	1.14–1.25	<0.001
Volume transfused (mL/kg)	1.08	1.03–1.13	0.001
Inotropes	2.99	1.40–6.41	0.005
Age at admission (months)^a	0.96	0.92–1.01	0.144
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	1.07	0.93–1.22	0.366
Gender	1.64	0.81–3.31	0.170
Reason for PICU admission^b
Cardiovascular	2.45	0.80–7.53	0.117
Neurologic	0.96	0.28–3.32	0.948
Trauma	4.39	1.22–15.85	0.024
Other^c	1.90	0.53–6.77	0.324

^aAll ages divided by 10 prior to analysis
^bReason for PICU admission, odds ratio relative to respiratory (reference group)
^cOther includes all other categories (e.g., endocrinologic, gastrointestinal, infectious, oncologic)

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