Patient baseline characteristics
| Intervention (n=698) | Control (n=767) | P value | |
| Age in months (mean±SD) | 58.2±59.8 | 52.9±58.9 | 0.027 |
| Male sex (%) | 56.4 | 58.9 | 0.329 |
| Length of PICU stay in days (mean±SD) | 10.9±21.2 | 10.7±16.8 | 0.456 |
| Pediatric Index of Mortality II score (mean±SD) | 5.9±12.3 | 5.5±10.6 | 0.519 |
| Mortality (%) | 17.1 | 14.5 | 0.973 |
| Destination on discharge (%) | |||
| Home | 4.9 | 4.0 | 0.280 |
| Ward | 78.9 | 76.1 | 0.223 |
| Rehabilitation centre/other institution/home care | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.223 |
| Dead | 5.7 | 4.8 | 0.378 |
| Other | 4.6 | 9.7 | 0.006 |
PICU, paediatric intensive care unit.