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Table 6 Patient’s characteristics across the five risk intervals

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

PIM2 risk

<  1%

1–5%

5–15%

15–30%

>  30%

 

Family transport group

(n = 344)

EMS transport group

(n = 511)

p-values

Family transport group

(n = 391)

EMS transport group

(n = 1010)

p-values

Family transport group

(n = 89)

EMS transport group

(n = 312)

p-values

Family transport group

(n = 24)

EMS transport group

(n = 87)

p-values

Family transport group

(n = 13)

EMS transport group

(n = 146)

p-values

Chronic conditions (%)

201 (58.4)

191 (37.4)

<  0.01*

244 (62.4)

383 (37.9)

<  0.01*

64 (71.9)

149 (47.8)

< 0.01*

20 (83.3)

36 (41.4)

<  0.01*

12 (92.3)

63 (43.2)

< 0.01*

Distance (km)

(IQR)

4.7

(2.9–8.4)

9.5

(4.3–16)

<  0.01*

5.7

(3.3-9.8)

9.6

(4.8-15)

< 0.01*

4.5

(2.7-8.5)

12

(6.4-25.8)

<0.01*

7.0

(3.7–21.7)

15.5

(10.1–46.0)

< 0.01*

9.5

(4.8–17.3)

10.4

(4.9–17.3)

0.507

Mortality (%)

2 (0.6)

1 (0.2)

0.568

2 (0.5)

4 (0.4)

0.674

1 (1.1)

4 (1.3)

1

1 (4.2)

5 (5.7)

1

3 (23.1)

65 (44.5)

0.156

  1. PIM2 Pediatric index of mortality 2, EMS Emergency medical service, IQR Interquartile range
  2. *p < 0.01