Research Article
Predictors of Mortality in Scrub Typhus Infection Requiring Intensive Care Admission in Tertiary Healthcare Centre of Nepal
Table 1
Baseline characteristics (
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| | Characteristics | (%) |
| | in years | 41 (28.8) | | Sex (female) | 78 (65.0) | | Duration of fever | | | <7 days | 64 (53.3) | | 7–14 days | 51 (42.5) | | 15–21 days | 5 (4.2) | | HR (>100/minute) | 84 (70.0) | | SBP (<90 mmHg) | 58 (48.3) | | DBP (<60 mmHg) | 59 (49.2) | | Haemoglobin level (<12 mg/dl) | 105 (87.5) | | WBC count (>11,000/mm3) | 75 (62.5) | | Platelets count (<100,000/mm3) | 91 (75.8) | | Bilirubin level (>1.5 mg/dl) | 48 (40.0) | | Total protein level (<6 gm/dl) | 78 (65.0) | | Albumin level (<3.5 gm/dl) | 93 (77.5) | | Transaminase level (>120 IU/l) | 65 (54.2) | | Serum creatinine level (>1.4 mg/dl) | 45 (37.5) | | ARDS | 55 (45.8) | | Shock requiring vasopressor | 70 (58.3) | | AKI requiring dialysis | 7 (5.8) | | Meningoencephalitis | 13 (10.8) | | Gastrointestinal bleeding | 2 (1.7) | | Pneumonia | 27 (22.5) | | Arrhythmia | 1 (0.8) | | Myocarditis | 8 (6.7) | | Outcomes | | | Recovered | 96 (80.0) | | Death | 24 (20.0) |
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[interquartile range (IQR)], ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; AKI: acute kidney injury; DBS: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure; WBC: white blood cell. |
