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Table 2 Admission reasons to ICU/PICU

From: Association of intensive care unit or paediatric intensive care unit admissions with the method of transporting patients: a multicentre retrospective study

Admission reasons

Family transport group

(n = 871)

EMS transport group

(n = 2092)

p-value

OR

Respiratory failure (%)

414 (47.5)

455 (21.7)

<  0.01*

3.26

Circulatory failure (%)

132 (15.2)

179 (8.6)

<  0.01*

1.91

Neurological dysfunction (%)

151 (17.3)

783 (37.4)

<  0.01*

0.35

Observation (%)

172 (19.7)

578 (27.6)

<  0.01*

0.65

Treatment for post-CPA resuscitation (%)

2 (0.2)

97 (4.6)

<  0.01*

0.05

  1. OR Odds ratio, ICU Intensive care unit, PICU Paediatric intensive care unit, EMS Emergency medical service, CPA Cardiopulmonary arrest
  2. *p <  0.01