Predictive risk scales for development of pressure ulcers in pediatric patients admitted to general ward and intensive care unit

Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants (second stage, from January 2018-2020)

Characteristic	Intensive care unit (n = 342)
Age (mo)	70.3 ± 49.8
Male, n	188 (55.0%)
Length of stay > 1 d ≤ 10 d, n	291 (85.0%)
Length of stay > 10 d, n	51 (14.9%)
Braden Q scale score	26.9 ± 5.6
Patients with blood tumor, n	210 (61.4%)
Patients with immune system diseases, n	30 (8.77%)
Patients with respiratory diseases, n	41 (12.0%)
Postoperative patients, n	48 (14.0%)
Other patients, n	13 (3.8%)
Pressure ulcer incidence, n	13 (3.8%)
Patients with mechanical ventilation, n	19 (67.9%)
Transfer out	281 (82.2%)
Leave hospital	39 (11.41%)
Death, n	22 (6.43%)