Table 4 Mortality by age-group, sex, presentation and preliminary diagnosis of under-fives in intensive care unit (ICU) in metropolitan Lagos Nigeria (2005-2006 study)
Age group (years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.0 – 1.9 | 2.0 – 2.9 | 3.0 – 3.9 | 4.0 – 4.9 | Total | |
(n=148) | (n=73) | (n=55) | (n=25) | (n=301) | |
Died | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
31 (20.9) | 14 (19.2) | 10 (18.2) | 4 (16.0) | 59 (18.3) | |
- male | 22 (70.9) | 9 (64.3) | 7 (70.0) | 1 (25.0) | 39 (66.1) |
- female | 9 (19.1) | 5 (35.7) | 3 (30.0) | 3 (75.0) | 20 (33.9) |
Presentation at ICU | |||||
-Male | |||||
○ Gastrointestinal | 16 (73) | 0 (0) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 17 (43.6) |
○ Respiratory* | 7 (32) | 7 (78) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 15 (38.5) |
○ Nervous system | 3 (14) | 3 (33) | 3 (43) | 0 (0) | 9 (23.1) |
○ Dermatological system | 2 (9) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (7.7) |
○ Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.1) |
○ Fever | 8 (36) | 7 (78) | 6 (86) | 1 (100) | 22 (56.4) |
○ Nutritional | 3 (14) | 0 (0) | 3 (43) | 1 (100) | 7 (17.9) |
- Female | |||||
○ Gastrointestinal | 4 (44) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | 7 (35.0) |
○ Respiratory* | 7 (78) | 3 (60) | 2 (67) | 3 (100) | 15 (75.0) |
○ Nervous system | 4 (44) | 1 (20) | 1 (33) | 0 (0) | 6 (30.0) |
○ Dermatological system | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 2 (67) | 3 (15.0) |
○ Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 2 (10.0) |
○ Fever | 4 (44) | 3 (60) | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 10 (50.0) |
○ Nutritional | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | 2 (10.0) |
*Chi-square test of significance in proportion that presented with respiratory symptom in males and in females: OR = 0.21 (0.05-0.79); χ²=7.1; p=0.008: | |||||
Diagnosis at ICU | |||||
- Male | |||||
○ Dehydration | 8 (36) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (23.1) |
○ Gastrointestinal | 7 (32) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (17.9) |
○ Respiratory | 7 (32) | 4 (44) | 4 (57) | 0 (0) | 15 (38.5) |
○ Nutritional | 5 (23) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (15.4) |
○ Hematological | 5 (23) | 1 (11) | 2 (29) | 1 (100) | 10 (25.6) |
○ Nervous system | 4 (18) | 2 (22) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 7 (17.9) |
○ Cardiac system | 2 (9) | 2 (22) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 5 (12.8) |
○ Dermatological | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.1) |
○ Hepatic system | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 1 (2.6) |
○ Renal system | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) |
○ Infection | |||||
Malaria | 6 (27) | 2 (22) | 5 (71) | 1 (100) | 14 (35.9) |
Measles | 5 (23) | 1 (11) | 1 (14) | 0 (0) | 7 (17.9) |
- Female | |||||
○ Dehydration | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.0) |
○ Gastrointestinal | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) |
○ Respiratory | 5 (56) | 1 (20) | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | 9 (45.0) |
○ Nutritional | 2 (22) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (20.0) |
○ Hematological | 2 (22) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (20.0) |
○ Nervous system | 3 (33) | 2 (40) | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 8 (40.0) |
○ Cardiac | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.0) |
○ Dermatological | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) |
○ Hepatic system | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0.0) |
○ Renal system | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.0) |
○ Infection | |||||
Malaria | 4 (44) | 3 (60) | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 10 (50.0) |
Measles | 3 (33) | 2 (40) | 0 (0) | 2 (67) | 7 (35.0) |