Table 1 Characteristics of moderate-to-severe ARDS patients grouping based on whether suffering malignancy

Age (month)

42.0 (20.0–99.0)

79.0 (36.0-131.5)

34.0 (13.3–72.0)

<0.001

 ≤1 yrs

33.0 (17.6)

2.0 (3.3)

31.0 (24.2)

<0.001

 1–3 yrs

49.0 (26.0)

14.0 (23.3)

35.0 (27.3)

0.559

 3–6 yrs

45.0 (24.0)

13.0 (21.7)

32.0 (25)

0.618

 6–18 yrs

61.0 (32.4)

31.0 (51.7)

30.0 (23.5)

<0.001

Male, n (%)

102.0 (54.3)

31.0 (51.7)

71.0 (55.5)

0.626

BMI

16.1 (14.4–18.2)

16.2 (14.4–18.4)

16.1 (14.3–18.2)

0.627

pSOFA

11.0 (8.0–14.0)

14.0 (12.0–15.0)

9.0 (8.0–11.0)

<0.001

Patients source, n (%)

 Emergency department

87.0 (46.3)

22.0 (36.7)

65.0 (50.8)

0.070

 Transferred

101.0 (53.7)

38.0 (63.3)

63.0 (49.2)

Cause of ARDS, n (%)

 Origin of pulmonary

152.0 (80.9)

44.0 (73.3)

108.0 (84.4)

0.073

 Exogenous pulmonary

36.0 (19.1)

16.0 (26.7)

20.0 (15.6)

Severe of ARDS, n (%)

 Moderate

87.0 (46.3)

27.0 (45.0)

60.0 (46.9)

0.810

 Severe

101.0 (53.7)

33.0 (55.0)

68.0 (53.1)

PaO₂/FiO₂, mmHg

89.0 (57.0-133.0)

90.0 (60.0-139.0)

86.0 (57.0-130.0)

0.314

PICU mortality, n (%)

73.0 (38.8)

33.0 (55.0)

40 (31.3)

0.002

Length of PICU stay (d)

12.0 (7.0–19.0)

10.0 (6.0–17.0)

13.0 (8.0–20.0)

0.019

Length of hospital stay (d)

23.0 (14.0–31.0)

22.0 (13.0–34.0)

23.0 (15.0–30.0)

0.647

Community-acquired infections, n (%)

131.0 (69.7)

36.0 (60.0)

95.0 (74.2)

 Bacteria

59.0 (45.0)

15.0 (41.7)

44.0 (46.3)

0.633

  MDR

19.0 (32.2)

8.0 (53.3)

11.0 (25.0)

0.088

 Virus

34.0 (26.0)

5.0 (13.9)

29.0 (30.5)

0.052

 Fungal

19.0 (14.5)

13.0 (36.1)

6.0 (6.3)

< 0.001

 Multi-infection

19.0 (14.5)

3.0 (8.3)

16.0 (16.9)

0.217

Hospital-acquired infections, n (%)

35.0 (18.6)

17.0 (28.3)

18.0 (14.0)

 Bacteria

26.0 (74.3)

11.0 (64.7)

15.0 (83.3)

0.383

  MDR

16.0 (61.5)

9.0 (81.8)

7.0 (46.7)

0.158

 Fungal

5.0 (14.3)

4.0 (23.5)

1.0 (5.6)

0.300

 Multi-infection

4.0 (11.4)

2.0 (11.8)

2.0 (11.1)

1.000