Table 2 Characteristics and out of pocket expenditure of patients admitted to Level III PICU
From: Cost analysis of pediatric intensive care: a low-middle income country perspective
Characteristics | US$ (₹) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | Mean | SE | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 190 | 63.5 | 368 (25,659) | 28 (1965) |
Female | 109 | 36.5 | 324 (22,576) | 17 (1191) |
Total | 299 | 100 | 352 (24,535) | 19 (1323) |
Age group | ||||
< 5 years | 172 | 57.5 | 334 (23,260) | 15 (1087) |
> 5 years | 127 | 42.5 | 377 (26,262) | 39 (2745) |
Total | 299 | 100 | 353 (24,535) | 19 (1323) |
Education | ||||
Illiterate | 16 | 5.4 | 444 (30,914) | 44 (3128) |
Primary school | 103 | 34.4 | 335 (23,360) | 19 (1334) |
Middle school | 82 | 27.4 | 314 (21,883) | 22 (1598) |
High school | 68 | 22.7 | 423 (29,430) | 71 (4957) |
Diploma | 2 | 0.7 | 380 (26,450) | 0 |
Graduate | 21 | 7.0 | 293 (20,453) | 33 (2298) |
Professor of Honors | 7 | 2.3 | 322 (22,466) | 49 (3457) |
Total | 299 | 100 | 352 (24,535) | 19 (1323) |
Kuppuswami scale | ||||
Upper Middle | 11 | 3.7 | 288 (20,096) | 59 (4138) |
Lower Middle | 122 | 40.8 | 370 (25,786) | 41 (2883) |
Upper Lower | 166 | 55.5 | 343 (23,910) | 15 (1063) |
Total | 299 | 100 | 352 (24,535) | 19 (1323) |
Occupation | ||||
Labourer | 149 | 49.8 | 329 (22,926) | 15 (1068) |
Self-employed | 134 | 44.8 | 342 (23,828) | 18 (1292) |
Salaried | 15 | 5.0 | 644 (44,819) | 303 (21,114) |
Unemployed | 1 | 0.3 | 788 (54,830) | 0 |
Total | 299 | 100 | 352 (24,535) | 19 (1323) |
PRISM SCORE | ||||
11–20 | 148 | 49.5 | 235 (16,376) | 12 (8,30) |
21–30 | 100 | 33.4 | 413 (28,765) | 18 (1307) |
31–40 | 48 | 16.1 | 597 (41,552) | 94 (6599) |
> 41 | 3 | 1 | 198 (13,836) | 34 (2374) |
Total | 299 | 100 | 352 (24,535) | 19 (1323) |
Ventilated | 167 | 55.9 | 466 (32,482) | 30 (2118) |
Non ventilated | 132 | 44.1 | 208 (14,482) | 9 (67,2) |
Total | 299 | 100 | 352 (24,535) | 19 (1323) |
Duration of ventilation | ||||
< 2 days | 154 | 51.5 | 210 (14,653) | 8 (5,86) |
> 2 days | 145 | 48.5 | 503 (35,032) | 34 (2366) |
Total | 299 | 100 | 352 (24,535) | 19 (13,23) |
Outcome | ||||
Alive | 253 | 84.6 | 333 (23,208) | 21 (1511) |
Dead | 46 | 15.4 | 457 (31,838) | 27 (1912) |
Total | 299 | 100 | 352 (24,535) | 19 (1323) |