title: Predictive model for the length of hospital stay of children with hematologic malignancies, neutropenia, and presumed infection.
abstract: Few studies have assessed the predictive factors for the length of hospital stay for children with malignancies admitted with a diagnosis of presumed infection. We performed an observational prospective study of children 13 years old or younger with hematologic malignancies and neutropenia admitted for presumed infection to set up a predictive model for the length of stay using variables available at admission. Episodes in which children were on induction chemotherapy were excluded from the study. In a multivariate linear regression model, age 6 years or older, an ill appearance, relapse of the hematologic malignancy, and the presence of a central venous catheter were the factors associated with longer lengths of stay for these children.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. patsvcp@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Patricia Souza Valle Cardoso
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pastura
authors.forename: Marcelo G P
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Land
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santoro-Lopes
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors