Research Article
Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract (Transferon™) Administration in Sepsis: Experience from a Single Referral Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Table 1
Patient baseline characteristics at PICU admission.
| | Control (n=108) | DLE (n=15) | P |
| Age, months (25p-75p) | 60 (12-117) | 60 (34-168) | ns |
| Female (%) | 60 (55.6) | 7 (46.7) | ns |
| Hemato-Oncologic comorbidity (%) | 62 (57.4) | 8 (53.3) | ns |
| Septic Shock (%) | 83 (76.9) | 8 (53.3) | ns |
| C Reactive Protein (CRP) at admission [mg/dL] (median, 25p-75p) | 90 (23.5-218) | 222 (78-241) | ns |
| ESR at admission [mm/H] | 15.5 (4-42) | 34 (9-47) | ns |
| Total Lymphocyte Count at admission (TLC) [c/uL] (median, 25p-75p) | 1840 (730-3820) | 1609 (46-3001) | ns |
| Total Neutrophil Count at admission (TNC) [c/uL] (median, 25p-75p) | 1900 (940-4200) | 12966 (4981-15019) | |
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