Research Article

Fibrinogen as a Prognostic Predictor in Pediatric Patients with Sepsis: A Database Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with sepsis in the training set.

CharacteristicsTotal
()
Survivor
()
Nonsurvivor
()

Age (month)26.2 (8.9, 64)26.5 (9.5, 62.6)22 (5.8, 67.6)0.479
Gender (male, %)505 (61.7)454 (63.1)51 (51.5)0.027
PRISM III7 (7, 10)7 (7, 10)15 (12, 16)<0.001
Complications
Respiratory failure, (%)308 (37.6)248 (34.4)60 (66.7)<0.001
Shock, (%)138 (16.8)104 (14.4)34 (34.3)<0.001
Gastrointestinal disorder, (%)36 (4.4)27 (3.8%)9 (9)0.015
Liver injury, (%)167 (20.4)139 (19.3)28 (28.3)0.038
Acute kidney injury, (%)40 (4.9)31 (4.3)9 (9.1)0.038
Heart failure, (%)34 (4.2)26 (3.6)8 (8.1)0.037
Immune disorder, (%)61 (7.4)55 (7.6)6 (6.1)0.575
Brain injury, (%)43 (5.3)32 (4.4)11 (11.1)0.005
Extracorporeal life support
Artificial respiration, (%)306 (37.4)233 (32.4)73 (73.7)<0.001
CRRT, (%)88 (10.7)61 (8.5)27 (27.3)<0.001
ECMO, (%)7 (0.85)4 (0.6)3 (3.0)0.012
Length of hospital stay (day)13 (8, 21)13 (9, 21)8 (4, 21)<0.001

PRISM III = Pediatric Risk of Mortality III. Results are presented as (%) or median (interquartile range (IQR)).