Table 1 Documented severity criteria and malaria admission diagnoses, by admission ward
From: Health systems readiness and quality of inpatient malaria case-management in Kano State, Nigeria
|  | Paediatric ward (N = 891) | Medical ward (N = 858) | All admissions (N = 1749) |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Clinical or laboratory features | |||
 Severe anaemiaa | 86 (9.7) | 96 (11.2) | 182 (10.4) |
 Convulsionsb | 85 (9.5) | 26 (3.0) | 111 (6.4) |
 Persistent vomiting | 62 (7.0) | 58 (6.8) | 120 (6.9) |
 Prostrationc | 39 (4.4) | 56 (6.5) | 95 (5.4) |
 Shockd | 11 (1.2) | 42 (4.9) | 53 (3.0) |
 Respiratory distresse | 16 (1.8) | 25 (2.9) | 41 (2.3) |
 Impaired consciousnessf | 10 (1.1) | 24 (2.8) | 34 (1.9) |
 Jaundice | 9 (1.0) | 16 (1.9) | 25 (1.4) |
 Hypoglycaemiag | 3 (0.3) | 6 (0.7) | 9 (0.5) |
 Haemoglobinuriah | 2 (0.2) | 6 (0.7) | 8 (0.5) |
 Renal failurei | 4 (0.5) | 3 (0.4) | 7 (0.4) |
 Pulmonary oedema | 2 (0.2) | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.4) |
 Abnormal bleeding | 0 | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.2) |
 Any clinical or laboratory features | 248 (27.8) | 245 (28.6) | 493 (28.2) |
Malaria admission diagnoses | |||
 “Malaria” (unclassified) | 289 (32.4) | 280 (32.6) | 569 (32.5) |
 Any form of severe malaria diagnosis | 112 (12.6) | 86 (10.0) | 198 (11.3) |
  Severe malaria | 104 (11.7) | 75 (8.7) | 179 (10.2) |
  Cerebral malaria | 3 (0.3) | 9 (1.1) | 12 (0.7) |
  Complicated malaria | 7 (0.8) | 7 (0.8) | 14 (0.8) |
 Uncomplicated/non-severe | 4 (0.5) | 12 (1.4) | 16 (0.9) |
Any study severe malaria criteria | 285 (33.2) | 305 (34.2) | 590 (33.7) |