Early XXXX in Pediatric @entity131 Predicts for Mortality, Prolonged Duration of Mechanical Ventilation, and Intensive Care Stay.

@entity1 @entity131 @entity542 @entity772 @entity204 @entity4854 @entity413 @entity130
We aim to study the association between @entity4854 and in-hospital outcomes among @entity1 with moderate and severe @entity131 ( @entity131 ). This retrospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary pediatric hospital between 2003 and 2013. All @entity1 < 16 years old who presented to the Emergency Department within 24 hours of @entity542 with a Glasgow @entity772 Scale (GCS)  <= 13 were included. Our outcomes of interest were @entity204 , 14 ventilation-free, 14 pediatric intensive care unit- (PICU-) free, and 28 hospital-free days. @entity4854 was defined as @entity413 > 200   mg/dL (11.1   mmol/L). Among the 44 @entity1 analyzed, the median age was 8.6 years (interquartile range (IQR) 5.0-11.0). Median GCS and pediatric @entity130 scores were 7 (IQR 4-10) and 4 (IQR 3-6), respectively. Initial @entity4854 was associated with @entity204 (37% in the @entity4854 group versus 8% in the normoglycemia group, p = 0.019), reduced median PICU-free days (6 days versus 11 days, p = 0.006), and reduced median ventilation-free days (8 days versus 12 days, p = 0.008). This association was however not significant in the stratified analysis of @entity1 with GCS  <= 8. Conclusion. Our findings demonstrate that early @entity4854 is associated with increased mortality, prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation, and PICU stay in @entity1 with @entity131 .
