The Association Between Variability in Electrolytes and the In-Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Units.

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aimed to explore the association between the variability in electrolytes and the in-hospital mortality in critically ill children admitted into intensive care units (ICUs). Design: This is a retrospective case-control study. Setting and Participants: Total of 11,245 children have been admitted to ICUs of Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University from 2010 to 2018. Methods: The coefficient of variation (CV), standard deviation (SD), and variability independent of the mean (VIM) were calculated as variability indices. High variability was defined as having values in the highest quartile for each parameter. Age, sex, diagnoses of disease, and surgical treatment were adjusted in the multivariable-adjusted logistic regression model. Results:

SUBMITTER: Lin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8368981 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature