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Table 3 Correlation between CSF protein and duration of mechanical ventilation

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

 

All patients

IVIG group

PE group

CSF protein (mg/dL)

149.3 ± 49.0

(110.5 to 169.0)

152.1 ± 55.7

(88.3 to 173.6)

148.4 ± 43.0

(117.5 to 166.5)

Mechanical ventilation (days)

12.0 ± 1.9

(11.0 to 13.0)

13.0 ± 2.1

(11.3 to 14.5)

11.0 ± 1.5

(11.0 to 13.0)

p-value

0.0241

0.1321

0.0371

  1. CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; PE, plasma exchange. Data presented as median ± SD (interquartile range)
  2. 1Pearson test.
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