Research Article
Predictors of Mortality in Scrub Typhus Infection Requiring Intensive Care Admission in Tertiary Healthcare Centre of Nepal
Table 2
Bivariate analysis of outcome measures of scrub typhus
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| | Characteristics | Mortality | value | | No | Yes | | (%) | (%) |
| | in years | 40.0 (30.8) | 46.5 (31.8) | 0.114 | | Sex (female) | 62 (79.5) | 16 (20.5) | 1.000 | | Duration of fever | | | | | <7 days | 48 (75.0) | 16 (25.0) | 0.149 | | 7–14 days | 43 (84.3) | 8 (15.7) | | 15–21 days | 5 (100.0) | 0 | | HR (>100/minute) | 61 (72.6) | 23 (27.4) | <0.001 | | SBP (<90 mmHg) | 41 (70.7) | 17 (29.3) | 0.025 | | DBP (<60 mmHg) | 42 (71.2) | 17 (28.8) | 0.032 | | Hemoglobin level (<12 mg/dl) | 83 (79.0) | 22 (21.0) | 0.733 | | WBC count (>11000 per mm3) | 57 (76.0) | 18 (24.0) | 0.239 | | Platelets count (<100000 per mm3) | 70 (76.9) | 21 (23.1) | 0.220 | | Bilirubin level (>1.5 mg/dl) | 34 (70.8) | 14 (29.2) | 0.069 | | Total protein level (<6 g/dl) | 59 (75.6) | 19 (24.4) | 0.165 | | Albumin level (<3.5 g/dl) | 72 (77.4) | 21 (22.6) | 0.299 | | Transaminase level (>120 IU/l) | 52 (80.0) | 13 (20.0) | 1.000 | | Serum creatinine level (>1.4 mg/dl) | 26 (57.8) | 19 (42.2) | <0.001 | | AKI requiring dialysis | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 0.029 | | ARDS | 31 (56.4) | 24 (43.6) | <0.001 | | Shock requiring vasopressor | 46 (65.7) | 24 (34.3) | <0.001 | | Meningoencephalitis | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 0.113 | | GI bleeding | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.361 | | Pneumonia | 24 (88.9) | 3 (11.1) | 0.299 | | Arrhythmia | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0) | 1.000 | | Myocarditis | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 0.500 |
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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. at and at . |
