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Table 6 The signs of severity found in cases at time of admission

From: Factors associated with the severity and complication of patients with malaria hospitalized between 2009 and 2013 in three municipalities of Colombia, case control study

Severity signs at the time of admission

Present

Absent

N

%

N

%

Loss of consciousness or profound coma

2

3.30

58

96.70

Prostration; extreme weakness with inability to walk or sit without assistance

No data available

No data available

60

100

Inability to feed oneself

No data available

No data available

60

100

Multiple seizures; more than 1 episode in 24 h

1

1.70

59

98.30

Respiratory distress syndrome

3

5.00

57

95.00

Spontaneous haemorrhage

2

3.30

58

96.30

Circulatory collapse/Shock SAP <80 mmHg (adults) SAP <50 mmHg (children)

4

6.70

56

93.30

Pulmonary oedema evidenced through radiography

1

1.7

59

98.30

Jaundice

33

27.5

87

72.5

Haemoglobinuria

1

1.70

59

98.30

Severe anaemia (Haemoglobin <7 g/dL, haematocrit <21 %)

5

8.30

55

91.70

Hypoglycaemia (glycaemia <60 mg/dL)

2

3.30

58

96.70

Metabolic acidosis (plasmatic bicarbonate <15 mmol/L)

No data available

No data available

No data available

No data available

Hyperlactaemia (lactate acid >5 mmol/L)

No data available

No data available

No data available

No data available

Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine level >1.5 mg/dL)

6

10.00

54

90.00

Hyperparasitaemia (>50,000 asexual parasites/μL)

4

6.70

56

96.30

Thrombocytopaenia <50,000 mm3

11

20.0

44

80.0

Elevated transaminase AST >80 IU

12

44.4

15

55.5

Elevated trasaminase ALT >80 IU

12

44.4

15

55.5

Elevated total bilirubin (>1.5 mg/dL)

15

25.0

No data available

No data available