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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios for clinical characteristics associated with mortality in paediatric intensive care patients

From: A comparison between raw and predicted mortality in a paediatric intensive care unit in South Africa

Variable

Odds ratio

95% Confidence intervals

p value

Cardiac arrest during admission

22.11

8.27–59.11

< 0.001

Pupils fixed and dilated

5.61

1.13–27.80

0.035

Post-operative patient

0.26

0.12–0.56

0.001

Inotropic support

7.56

3.45–16.12

< 0.001

Renal system

4.39

1.76–10.99

0.002

Systolic blood pressure

0.98

0.97–0.99

0.005