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Table 7 Outcome of children admission into the ICU

From: A hospital-based estimate of major causes of death among under-five children from a health facility in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria: possible indicators of health inequality

 

Age group (years)

 

1-1.9

2-2.9

3-3.9

4-4.9

Outcome

(n=148)

(n=73)

(n=55)

(n=25)

All children admitted into ICU

 - Fully recovered and discharged*

90 (61)

52 (71)

40 (73)

19 (76)

 - Absconded

6 (4)

1 (1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 - Referred

3 (2)

2 (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 - DAMA

12 (8)

2 (3)

3 (5)

1 (4)

 - On admission

6 (4)

2 (3)

2 (4)

1 (4)

 - Died*

31 (21)

14 (19)

10 (18)

4 (16)

Odds ratio

1.37

0.89

0.82

0.70

CI

0.7-2.5

0.4-1.8

0.4-1.9

0.2-1.9

Male children admitted into ICU

 

(n=89)

(n=42)

(n=31)

(n=11)

 - Fully recovered and discharged*

51 (57)

30 (71)

23 (74)

9 (82)

 - Absconded

3 (3)

1 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 - Referred

2 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 - DAMA

6 (7)

0 (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 - On admission

5 (6)

2 (5)

1 (3)

1 (9)

 - Died*

22 (25)

9 (21)

7 (19)

1 (9)

Odds ratio

1.57

0.83

0.86

0.30

CI

0.7-3.5

0.3-2.1

0.3-2.4

0.01-2.5

Female children admitted into ICU

 

(n=59)

(n=31)

(n=24)

(n=14)

- Fully recovered and discharged

39 (66)

22 (71)

17 (71)

10 (71)

- Absconded

3 (5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

- Referred

1 (2)

2 (6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

- DAMA

6 (10)

2 (6)

3 (13)

1 (7)

- On admission

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (4)

0 (0)

- Died

9 (15)

5 (16)

3 (13)

3 (22)

Odds ratio

1.0

1.0

0.74

1.4

CI

0.4-3.0

0.3-3.4

0.2-3.1

0.3-6.3

  1. *Odds ratio was calculated for “fully recovered and discharged” and for “died”. ( )=%; CI=Confidence Interval.
  2. DAMA=Discharged against medical advice.