From: Characterization of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients in an Angolan general ICU
Survival (n=35) | Non-survival (n=21) | p | |
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Age, Mean ± SD | 43.7 ± 12.5 | 42.0 ± 14.0 | 0.66 |
APACHE 11, Mean ± SD | 12.1 ± 6.2 | 21.0 ± 9.4 | <0.0001 |
SOFA on admission (total), Mean ± SD | 6.5 ± 3.3 | 9.6 ± 3.5 | 0.0013 |
Non-Immune, n(%) | 18(51.4) | 10 (47.6) | 0.79 |
Two or more WHO severity criteria, n(%) | 1 (0.3) | 11 (52.4) | <0.0001 |
Platelets (x103/mm3), Mean ± SD | 85.8 ± 86.3 | 65.3 ± 57.3 | 0.35 |
Bilirubin (mg/dl), Mean ± SD | 4.8 ± 4.7 | 6.9 ± 7.2 | 0.08 |
Creatinine (mg/dl), Mean ± SD | 3.6 ± 3.1 5 | 3.9 ± 2.6 | 0.67 |
C-reactive protein (mg/l), Mean ± SD | 118.0 ± 87.5 | 140.0 ± 103.0 | 0.45 |
Arterial lactates (mmol/l), Mean ± SD | 3.4 ± 2.89 | 5.4 ± 4.6 | 0.019 |
Parasitemia (x103parasites/mm3), Mean ± SD | 30.5 ± 28.8 | 27.8 ± 36.7 | 0.73 |