Table 2 Complications of the Patients in the study
From: Clinical significance of hypoalbuminemia in outcome of patients with scrub typhus
Complications | Group I | Group II | P † |
|---|---|---|---|
Central Nervous System | 17 (29.8) | 14 (7.4) | 0.006 |
Confusion | 14 (24.6) | 10 (5.3) | 0.021 |
Seizure | 2 (3.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0.191 |
Coma | 1 (3.5) | 3 (1.6) | 0.814 |
Respiratory System | 26 (45.6) | 38 (20.1) | 0.013 |
Pulmonary edema | 9 (15.8) | 6 (3.2) | 0.002 |
Pleural effusion | 13 (22.8) | 21 (11.1) | 0.162 |
Pneumonia | 1 (1.8) | 9 (4.8) | 0.044 |
Ventilator use | 3 (5.3) | 2 (1.1) | 0.141 |
Cardiovascular System | 9 (15.8) | 10 (5.3) | 0.299 |
Pericardial effusion | 1 (1.8) | 1 (0.5) | 0.456 |
Arrhythmia* | 7 (12.3) | 5 (2.6) | 0.215 |
Ischemic heart disease | 1 (1.8) | 4 (2.1) | 0.561 |
Gastrointestinal System | 10 (17.5) | 10 (5.3) | 0.012 |
Peptic ulcer | 6 (10.5) | 7 (3.7) | 0.226 |
Pancreatitis | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.995 |
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 2 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.995 |
Cholecystitis | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) | 0.997 |
Appendicitis | 1 (1.8) | 1 (0.5) | 0.168 |
Kidney | 27 (47.4) | 27 (14.3) | <0.001 |
Non-oliguric ARF | 23 (40.4) | 21 (11.1) | 0.001 |
Oliguric ARF | 4 (7.0) | 6 (3.2) | 0.561 |