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Table 1 Main patient data

From: Life-threatening complications of streptococcal sepsis: a PICU contemporary series

Case no.

Age (m)/sex

Microbiology

penicillin susceptibility

PICU presentation and complications

PICU stay (days)

Prism-II

PICU management

Outcome

(S/D)

GOS

A1

0.6M

GBS

++

Septic shock, meningitis, sinovenous thrombosis,

45

35

MV(13), HS[Dop, Epi],

UFH, AT

S

4

A2

1F

GBS

++

Septic shock, meningitis, multifocal intracranial haemorrhage

23

32

MV (HFOV), HS[Epi, Nepi, Terlipr], PC

S

3

A3

2M

GBS

++

Status epilepticus, meningitis, ischaemic stroke

30

18

MV (4), AT, anticonvulsants

S

4

A4

3F

GBS

++

Septic shock , meningitis, DIC, massive brain oedema-herniation

35

35

MV, [Dop, Epi]

D

1

B1

0.1M

S. Faecalis

+

Sepsis, ascites, pneumonia

45

25

MV (30), HS (Nepi, Dob,Terlipr), PC

S

3

B2

0.3M

S. Faecalis

+

Sepsis, pneumonia, RL enphysema

24

22

MV(15) HS (dopa)

S

5

B3

22F

Str. faecalis

+

Pneumonia, empyema, ARF

7

15

NIV(6), HS[Dop]

S

5

C1

23F

Str. Viridans

++

Septic shock, DIC, cardiogenic shock

10

38

MV(6), HS [Dob, Enox], aPC, FFP, AT

S

5

C2

28F

Str. viridans

++

Pulm consolidation, Pleural empyema, ARF, HUS-TTP

18

24

CVVHDF, PE, HS [DB], MV [10], fenoldopam

S

5

C3

29M

Str. viridans

+

Acute endocarditis, respiratory failure

6

32

NIV(2), MV (4), HS [Dobu, Dopa]

S*

4

C4

0.5F

Str. viridans

+

Sepsis-meningitis

Acute heart failure

6

36

MV (3), NIV (2), HS (Dobu, Milrn)

S

4

D1

36M

Str. pyogenes

++

ARF, airway obstruction

Pulmonary hypertension

10

18

MV(8), NO

S

4

D2

36F

Str. Pyogenes

++

ARDS, pneumatocele, broncho-pleural fistula

12

25

MV(20), single lung ventilation, HS [Dop]

S

5

D3

40M

Str. pyogenes

++

Septic shock, ARDS, renal failure

18

37

MV, CVVHDF, HS[Epi, Nepi, Terli, LS], PC suppl, fenoldopam

S

5

D4

19M

Str. pyogenes

++

Pneumonia - empyema

16

18

MV (1), NIV (10)

s

5

  1. Prism-II is a scale that evaluates the pediatric risk of mortality in the ICU. GOS (Glasgow outcome scale) evaluates the degree of recovery at 3 months of patients with brain injuries