Table 5 Supportive treatments used in European patients with severe malaria (n = 185)
From: Severe malaria in Europe: an 8-year multi-centre observational study
Supportive treatments | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Antibiotic therapy | 82 | 44 |
Erythrocyte transfusion | 38 | 21 |
Vasopressor therapy | 24 | 13 |
Mechanical ventilation | 24 | 13 |
Invasive ventilation | 18 | |
Non-invasive ventilation | 6 | |
Haemodialysis and haemofiltration | 20 | 11 |
Erythrocyte exchange transfusion | 8 | 4 |
Erythrocyte apheresis | 5 | 3 |