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Table 1 Demographics

From: Clinical application of cell-free next-generation sequencing for infectious diseases at a tertiary children’s hospital

Subject encounters n = 111

 

Median age at admission (IQR)

8.2

(2.05–13.5)

 

Male

65

58.56%

 

Median length of stay days (IQR)

13.9

(8.05–35.9)

Primary Admission Diagnosis n, %

 

Infectious

56

50.45%

 

Respiratory

39

35.14%

 

Hematology/oncology

26

23.42%

 

Cardiology

17

15.32%

 

Gastroenterology

8

7.21%

 

Surgical

6

5.41%

 

Nephrology

4

3.60%

 

Neurology

1

0.90%

Comorbidities on Admission n, %a

 

Immunosuppression

37

33.33%

 

Oncological diagnosis

25

22.52%

 

Central line

24

21.62%

 

Cognitive impairment

20

18.02%

 

Congenital heart disease

16

14.41%

 

Internal hardware

10

9.01%

 

Cerebral palsy/motor delay

8

7.21%

 

Chronic lung disease

8

7.21%

 

Prematurity

8

7.21%

Admission to Intensive Care Unit n (%)

59

53.15%

 

Pediatric ICU

39

35.13%

 

Neonatal ICU

7

6.30%

 

Cardiovascular ICU

19

17.12%

Hospitalization Complications

  
 

Respiratory failure

75

67.57%

 

Operative intervention

49

44.14%

 

Corticosteroids

49

44.14%

 

Vasoactive medications

39

35.14%

 

Immunoglobulin therapy

20

18.02%

 

Death

8

7.21%

 

Acute renal failure

7

6.31%

 

ECMO

6

5.41%

  1. avalues add up to more that 100% because comorbidities were not mutually exclusive