From: Predicting mortality in sick African children: the FEAST Paediatric Emergency Triage (PET) Score
 | FEAST (2009–2011) | Kilifi High Dependency Ward (2011–2012) | Kilifi General Admissions (2011–2012) |
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Baseline characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Number with FEAST PET score calculable (% dataset) | 3125 (99 %) | 1053 (99 %) | 5098 (99 %) |
Age (months), median (IQR) | 24 (13–38) | 38 (14–69) | 24 (10–53) |
Gender (Female, %) | 1444 (46 %) | 437 (42 %) | 2149 (42 %) |
Weight (kg) - median (IQR) | 10 (9–13) | 12 (8–16) | 10 (7–14) |
Conscious level – prostrate | 1919 (61 %) | 293 (28 %) | 1117 (22 %) |
– coma | 463 (15 %) | 311 (29 %) | 331 (7 %) |
Axillary temperature (°C), median (IQR) | 38.2 (37.3–39) | 37.6 (36.7–38.5) | 37.6 (36.8–38.5) |
History of fever (%) | 3110 (99 %) | 743 (71 %) | 3560 (70 %) |
Heart rate (beats per min), median (IQR) | 169 (153–183) | 140 (118–162) | 144 (124–162) |
Weak pulse (%) | 660 (21 %) | 77 (7 %) | 98 (2 %) |
Capillary refill time (s), median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) |
Temperature gradient (%) | 1849 (59 %) | 134 (13 %) | 238 (5 %) |
Respiratory rate (breaths per min), median (IQR) | 58 (48–67) | 40 (32–52) | 38 (32–50) |
Respiratory distress (%) | 2585 (83 %) | 288 (27 %) | 1377 (27 %) |
Deep breathing (%) | 2019 (65 %) | 211 (20 %) | 369 (7 %) |
Indrawing (%) | 2129 (68 %) | 229 (22 %) | 1195 (23 %) |
Lung crepitations (%) | 692 (22 %) | 139 (13 %) | 633 (12 %) |
Cough (%) | 2245 (72 %) | 328 (31 %) | 2096 (41 %) |
Severe pallor (%) | 1588 (51 %) | 412 (39 %) | 1317 (26 %) |
Convulsions (%) | 455 (15 %) | 359 (34 %) | 1023 (20 %) |
Decreased skin turgor (%) | 187 (6 %) | 89 (8 %) | 338 (7 %) |
Vomiting (%) | 1603 (51 %) | 348 (33 %) | 1560 (31 %) |
FEAST PET score, median (IQR) [range] | 3 (2,4) [1, 9] | 3 (1,4) [0,9] | 2 (1,3) [0,9] |