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Table 6 Multivariate Model of Prolonged PICU Length of Stay

From: US children of minority race are less likely to be admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after traumatic injury, a retrospective analysis of a single pediatric trauma center

Demographics and Injury Characteristics

β-Coefficient

t-statistic

p-value

Minority (yes)

−0.663

−0.987

p = 0.325

Trauma Activation (full)

1.720

1.979

p = 0.049

Trauma Type (penetrating)

−0.825

−0.706

p = 0.481

Intentional Trauma (yes)

2.850

3.087

p = 0.002

ISS

0.0302

0.960

p = 0.338

Operative Procedure

1.934

2.591

p = 0.010

Organ Failure (yes)

1.387

1.844

p = 0.067

  1. Abbreviations and Definitions: PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; OR, odds ratio; C.I., confidence interval; ISS, injury severity score; “Prolonged PICU Length of Stay” defined as >2.5 days; “Minority” defined as Black or “other” race; r-squared for this model is 0.256