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Table 1 Demographic parameters, injury distribution and injury severity compared between children with development of MODS and those without MODS

From: Interleukin-6 as inflammatory marker referring to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in severely injured children

 

Children with MODS

Children without MODS

p-value

 

Group I

Group II

 

Number of patients % (n)

11.9% (7)

88.1% (52)

-

Age (years)

  

0.847

Mean ± SD

8.7 ± 4.7

8.4 ± 4.4

Median [IQR 25-75]

7 [6-13]

9 [5-12]

Gender (♂ : ♀)

5 : 2

29 : 23

0.431

AIS head

  

0.818

Mean ± SD

2.9 ± 2.7

2.6 ± 1.8

Median [IQR 25-75]

5 [0-5]

4 [0-5]

AIS chest

  

0.158

Mean ± SD

2.3 ± 1.3

1.5 ± 1.7

Median [IQR 25-75]

2 [2-3]

2 [1-3]

AIS abdomen

  

0.534

Mean ± SD

1.4 ± 1.8

1.1 ± 1.4

Median [IQR 25-75]

0 [0-3]

0 [0-2]

AIS extremities

  

0.935

Mean ± SD

1.0 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 1.2

Median [IQR 25-75]

1 [0-2]

1 [0-2]

ISS

  

0.227

Mean ± SD

29.0 ± 7.4

23.3 ± 12.3

Median [IQR 25-75]

29 [25-38]

24 [13-29]

Duration of ventilation (hours)

  

0.001

Mean ± SD

418.7 ± 584.7

99.7 ± 133.5

Median [IQR 25-75]

249 [90-344]

27 [0-183]

Intensive care treatment (days)

  

0.003

Mean ± SD

21.1 ± 22.2

7.9 ± 8.3

Median [IQR 25-75]

15 [7-21]

5 [2-11]

Overall length of stay (days)

  

0.010

Mean ± SD

27.0 ± 21.8

14.3 ± 10.1

Median [IQR 25-75]

19 [10-41]

12 [8-19]

Mortality % (n)

28.6% (2)

0.0% (0)

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