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Table 1 Comparison of IVIG and PE groups regarding base line variables

From: Comparison of intravenous immunoglobulin and plasma exchange in treatment of mechanically ventilated children with Guillain Barré syndrome: a randomized study

 

IVIG group (n= 20)

PE group (n= 21)

p-value

Age (months)

106.0 ± 22.8

(74.3 to 113.5)

96.0 ± 32.8

(65.5 to 135.0)

0.7641

Weight (kg)

32.5 ± 7.0 (23.0 to 34.8)

29.0 ± 10.1 (20.0 to 41.5)

0.7641

DOI (days)

9.0 ± 2.7 (7.0 to 12.0)

9.0 ± 2.8 (6.5 to 11.5)

0.8541

Diarrhea (%)

   

   Yes

13 (65%)

12 (57.1%)

0.7512

   No

7 (35%)

9 (42.9%)

 

Cranial nerve affection (%)

   

   Yes

8 (40%)

10 (47.6%)

0.7562

   No

12 (60%)

11 (52.4%)

 

MRC sum score

12.0 ± 4.8 (8.5 to 15.5)

12.0 ± 5.9 (4.0 to 12.0)

0.2661

CSF protein (mg/dL)

152.1 ± 55.7 (88.3 to 173.6)

148.4 ± 43.0 (117.5 to 166.5)

0.6061

  1. IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; PE, plasma exchange; DOI, Duration of illness prior to requiring mechanical ventilation; MRC, Medical Research Council score. Data presented as median ± SD (interquartile range)
  2. 1 Mann Whitney test
  3. 2 Chi square test.
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