Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2025; 14(3): 101890
Published online Sep 9, 2025. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.101890
Table 3 Comparison of patients with immune-mediated diseases with lethal outcomes and survivors
Parameter
Dead (n = 13)
Alive (n = 38)
P value
Sex, males5 (38.5)18 (47.4)0.578
Age, months, median (25%; 75%)175 (165; 192)102 (57; 162)0.031
Nosological groups--0.028
MIS-C1 (7.7)17 (44.7)0.016
Systemic rheumatic diseases10 (76.9)14 (36.8)0.013
Infections2 (15.4)7 (18.4)0.059
Time to ICU from the hospital admission, days, median (25%; 75%)30 (13; 100)7 (6; 18)0.013
Preceding intensive IST7 (53.9)7 (18.4)0.013
Newly started IST in ICU5 (38.5)24 (63.2)0.121
Follow-up IST12 (92.3)31 (81.6)0.359
Overall glucocorticosteroids12 (92.3)33 (81.6)0.359
IVIG6 (46.2)13 (35.1)0.481
Outcomes
Invasive mycosis5 (38.5)1 (2.6)0.0005
Total hospital staying, median (25%; 75%)46 (21; 90)24 (16; 30)0.052
Duration of stay in ICU, days, median (25%; 75%)30 (9; 46)6 (4; 10)0.003