Table 4 Bivariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression analysis of predictors of perioperative pediatric mortality in TGSH Northwest Ethiopia, 2023
Variable | Categories | Total (N = 1171) | Death | CHR(95% CI) | AHR(95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ≤ 30 days | 173 | 20 | 8.81 (3.88, 20.0) | 9.59 (3.77, 24.3)** |
1–12 months | 192 | 4 | 1.53 (0.46, 5.07) | 1.89 (0.51, 7.04) | |
1–5 years | 219 | 3 | 1.01 (0.27, 3.79) | 1.14 (0.29, 4.47) | |
5–17 years | 587 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
Anesthetic type | General | 982 | 34 | 6.61 (0.9, 48.3) | 3.2 (0.41, 25.3) |
Regional | 189 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Trauma | Yes | 277 | 9 | 1.09 (0.51, 2.34) | 1.94 (0.78, 4.83) |
No | 894 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
Coexisting disease | Yes | 139 | 7 | 1.85 (0.81, 4.25) | 0.69 (0.24, 1.97) |
No | 1032 | 28 | 1 | 1 | |
WHO safety checklist | Yes | 1118 | 34 | 1.51 (0.21, 11.0) | 1.38 (0.18, 10.4) |
No | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Transfusion | Yes | 125 | 8 | 2.51 (1.14, 5.52) | 2.6 (1.11, 6.09)* |
No | 1046 | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
ASA physical status classification | I/II | 1116 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
III/IV/V | 55 | 8 | 4.46 (1.85, 10.7) | 4.39 (1.61, 11.9)* |