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Table 3 Predictive Score for pediatric long-stay patients (score ≥ 3)

From: Long-stay pediatric patients in Japanese intensive care units: their significant presence and a newly developed, simple predictive score

 

Odds ratio

(95% CI)

Score

Reasons for admission

 Post CPR

4.60

(2.75–7.68)

1

 Circulatory disorder

2.11

(1.34–3.31)

1

Disease category

 Liver dysfunction (non-post operation)

9.24

(5.55–15.38)

2

 Post-operative management of liver transplantation

4.31

(2.58–7.20)

1

 Myocarditis/cardiomyopathy

3.15

(1.57–6.34)

1

 Encephalitis/encephalopathy

3.16

(1.95–5.13)

1

 CHD (non-post operation)

2.44

(1.18–5.04)

1

 Lung tissue disease (pneumonia)

1.80

(1.15–2.80)

1

Other factors

 PIM2 ≥ 1

10.97

(6.62–18.19)

2

 Age < 2 years

1.60

(1.23–2.08)

1

 PCPC ≥2 before admission

1.36

(1.03–1.79)

1

  1. CHD congenital heart disease, CI confidence interval, CPR cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, PCPC Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category, PIM2 Pediatric Index of Mortality 2