PE and methylprednisolone or IVIG (n= 17) | PE and chemotherapy or dexamethasone (n= 6) | ||||||
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Frequency, percentage | Number | Frequency, percentage | Number | P | |||
Males/Females | 88/12 | 15/2 | 33/67 | 2/4 | 0.003 | ||
Underlying disease | 77 | 13 | 83 | 5 | 0.6 | ||
Mechanical ventilation | 89 | 15 | 83 | 5 | 0.5 | ||
Mean ± SD | Median | Range | Mean ± SD | Median | Range | ||
Age, years | 6.8 ± 3.3 | 6.5 | 2-14 | 7.6 ± 4.8 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.1 | 0.8 |
PRISM III-24 score | 25.6 ± 13.4 | 25.6 | 7-48 | 19.5 ± 8.8 | 17.5 | 11-53 | 0.3 |
PELOD score | 26.2 ± 13.8 | 24 | 4-52 | 27.5 ± 15. | 26.5 | 13-53 | 0.9 |
Number of organs involved | 4.5 ± 1 | 5 | 3-6 | 4.6 ± 1 | 5 | 3-6 | 0.7 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 7.3 ± 1.5 | 8 | 4.8-8.9 | 8.8 ± 3.3 | 8.3 | 5.2-15 | 0.4 |
Leukocytes,/mm3 | 10,145 ± 9,230 | 6,270 | 500-26,400 | 12,096 ± 17189 | 6,500 | 400-46,600 | 0.9 |
Absolute neutrophil count,/mm3 | 7,420 ± 7,598 | 7,420 | 100-23,300 | 8,801 ± 13,291 | 4,475 | 0-35,000 | 0.6 |
Platelet,/mm3 | 51,594 ± 42,767 | 45,000 | 10,000-187,000 | 80,833 ± 81,052 | 70,000 | 12,000-235,000 | 0.6 |
PT, seconds | 29.2 ± 14.68 | 25 | 13-69 | 14 ± 2.1 | 14.1 | 10.3-16.5 | 0.004 |
aPTT, seconds | 45.2 ± 13.1 | 45.8 | 30-74 | 33.2 ± 14 | 25.7 | 24.7-59.3 | 0.05 |
Fibrinogen, mg/dL | 188.3 ± 169 | 148.5 | 0-607 | 206 ± 139 | 206 | 110-443 | 0.2 |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 515 ± 275 | 450 | 122-1,094 | 654 ± 507 | 547 | 108-1,511 | 0.9 |
Albumin, mg/dL | 2.6 ± 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.4-4.1 | 2.7 ± 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.4-3.3 | 0.9 |
Sodium, mEq/L | 131 ± 6.9 | 131 | 120-141 | 136 ± 6.7 | 135 | 130-147 | 0.1 |
LDH, U/L | 42,10 ± 3306 | 2,300 | 750-11,270 | 2,349 ± 1,934 | 2,310 | 410-4,374 | 0.4 |
ALT, U/L | 310 ± 627 | 100 | 21-2,362 | 3,080 ± 5,466 | 409 | 227-11,276 | 0.03 |
Ferritin, μg/dL | 20,538 ± 28,199 | 5,109 | 765-100,000 | 38,844 ± 38,130 | 31,718 | 2,998-97,767 | 0.2 |
MV duration, days | 18.7 ± 17.4 | 12 | 2-65 | 20 ± 25 | 5 | 1-60 | 0.6 |
PICU LOS, days | 23 ± 18.8 | 16 | 4-69 | 21.6 ± 23 | 12.9 | 1-60 | 0.5 |
Hospital LOS, days | 43.9 ± 33.7 | 30 | 11-110 | 39.2 ± 26.3 | 41.5 | 5-70 | 0.8 |
Frequency | Number | Frequency | Number | ||||
Survival | 100% | 17 | 50% | 3 | 0.002 |