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Table 1 Baseline and demographic characteristics of the studied population

From: Fluid balance in critically ill children with lower respiratory tract viral infection: a cohort study

Demographic/baseline

Median (IQR)/ [n.]

Patients n

[94]

Age (months)

6.9 (1.9–18)

Weight (kg)

7.5 (5.3–10)

PIM3

0.003 (0.002–0.005)

BSS

7 (4–12)

Baseline HR (bpm)

140 (120–157)

Baseline SAP/

DAP (mmHg)

107 (94–119)/

61 (54–71)

Baseline RR (b/min)

54 (43–67)

Baseline SpO2%

93 (91–95)

Baseline FiO2

0.45 (0.35–0.55)

Received furosemidea (y/n)

[13/81]

Isolated pathogen (primary)

RSV [81], Bocavirus [7], Rhinovirus [2], no isol [4]

Coinfection (secondary)

Bocavirus [8], Rhinovirus [1], bacterial [23]

  1. PIM3 pediatric index of mortality 3, BSS bronchiolitis severity score, HR heart rate, SAP systolic arterial pressure, DAP diastolic arterial pressure, RR respiratory rate, SpO2 pulse oxygen saturation, FiO2 oxygen inspired fraction, RSV respiratory syncytial virus
  2. aAt least a diuretic bolus throughout the PICU admission