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Table 4 Administered fluid and the severity of the DHF in the study population

From: Fluid requirement in adult dengue haemorrhagic fever patients during the critical phase of the illness: an observational study

Parameter

≤M + 5%

deficit

n = 35

M + 5%–7.5% deficit

n = 56

≥M + 7.5%

deficit

n = 24

P value

Fluid administered during 0–48 h of the critical phase (ml), mean (SD)a

 0–12

1197.4 (62.3)

1439.9 (349.3)

1596.7 (359.1)

< 0.0001

 13–24

1180.4 (80.4)

1327.9 (238.6)

1831.1 (570.5)

< 0.0001

 25–36

1170.1 (97.6)

1305.1 (245.6)

1391.9 (341.7)

< 0.0001

 37–48

1141.3 (113.8)

1208.7 (186.4)

1238.5 (246.5)

0.01

Category of DHF, n (%)

 

 Grade I and II

35 (100)

46 (82.1)

7 (29.2)

 

 Grade III

0

10 (17.9)

15 (62.5)

< 0.0001

 Grade IV

0

0

2 (8.3)

 
  1. aAnalysed by kruskal-Wallis test