Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy or Additional IVIG for Patients with IVIG-Resistant Kawasaki Disease

Table 1

Age, sex, inpatient day, duration of fever, duration of fever after retreatment, and medical cost in both groups.

	Group A ()	Group B ()	95% CI	value
Age (mo)			0.48-1.67	0.178
Sex (male : female)	28 : 11	28 : 13	0.63-1.37	0.998
Weigh (kg)			0.13-0.57	0.131
Hospital day (d)			0.27-0.83	0.233
Duration of fever (d)			0.21-2.60	0.196
Duration of fever after retreatment (h)			0.11-0.70	0.026
Medical cost (yuan)			0.19-0.81	0.018
Readmission rate	10.0% (4/40)	27.5% (11/40)	0.23-0.76	0.026

Data are expressed as the . Group A: IVIG retreatment group; Group B: MPT group.