Table 1 Demographic data of patients whose laboratory results were included in the study
Patient characteristics | Total n = 130 patients |
|---|---|
Male gender, n (%) | 61 (47) |
Age (year), median [IQR] | 5.0 [2, 10] |
The cause of PICU admission, n (%) | |
Severe sepsis or septic shock | 23 (17.7) |
Hypovolemic or hemorrhagic shock | 4 (3.1) |
Anaphylaxis or distributive shock | 1 (0.8) |
Heart failure or cardiogenic shock | 8 (6.2) |
Post-cardiac arrest | 4 (3.1) |
Respiratory failure | 18 (13.8) |
Liver failure or hepatic encephalopathy | 3 (2.3) |
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 5 (3.9) |
Renal failure | 3 (2.3) |
Diabetes ketoacidosis | 2 (1.5) |
Organic acidemia | 1 (0.8) |
Status epilepticus | 8 (6.2) |
Post-operative | 38 (29.1) |
Others | 12 (9.2) |
Numbers of paired specimen per patient, median [IQR] | 6 [2, 14] |