Table 1 Clinical variables and antibiotic coverage of children in PICU during a six-month period (n = 174)

Age (years)

5 ± 0.4

3.5

0.6 -

19

Length of Stay (days)

8.8 ± 1.6

2

1 -

180

Duration of Mechanical Ventilation (days)

6.1 ± 1.4

1

0 -

180

TISS

24.6 ± 1.0

21

9 -

61

PRISM

10.8 ± 0.7

8

0 -

60

Possibility of death by PRISM (%)

11.9 ± 1.7

3

0 -

100

Number of antibiotics upon admission

1.1 ± 0.08

1

0 -

7

Maximum daily number of antibiotics given in PICU

1.2 ± 0.07

1

0 -

4

Cumulative number of antibiotics in PICU throughout during the hospitalization

1.4 ± 0.09

1

0 -

8

Cumulative number of antibiotics, including antiviral and antifungal, in PICU

1.56 ± 0.1

1

0 -

10

Number of antibiotics at discharge

1.14 ± 0.07

1

0 -

4

Duration of antibiotics in PICU (days)

6.1 ± 0.8

2

0 -

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