Table 1 |
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Comparison of clinical and laboratory parameters on admission in patients with sepsis (Sepsis) and patient with other non-infectious conditions (Not sepsis) |
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Maternal parameters |
Sepsis (n = 31) |
Not sepsis (n = 17) |
p |
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Maternal fever > 38°C |
10/31 |
5/17 |
0.25 |
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Maternal antibiotics |
10/31 |
0/17 |
0.00 |
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Premature rupture of membranes |
11/31 |
4/17 |
0.18 |
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Infant parameters |
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Gestational age (GA) < 37 weeks |
3/31 |
6/17 |
0.03 |
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Irritability |
11/31 |
1/17 |
0.02 |
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Fever > 38°C |
7/31 |
5/17 |
0.23 |
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Heart rate > 160 beats per minute |
6/31 |
3/17 |
0.30 |
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Respiratory rate > 60 per minute |
11/31 |
5/17 |
0.23 |
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Apgar score at 5 min < 8 |
3/31 |
7/17 |
0.01 |
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Feeding difficulties |
6/31 |
0/17 |
0.06 |
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Capillary refill time > 3 seconds |
7/31 |
3/17 |
0.27 |
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Oxygen saturation (SaO2) < 88% |
6/31 |
4/17 |
0.27 |
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BE (base excess) < -5 |
0/31 |
5/17 |
0.00 |
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Leukocyte count < 5 |
1/31 |
0/17 |
0.64 |
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Platelets < 100 |
2/31 |
1/17 |
0.45 |
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Blood glucose < 2,5 mmol/l |
4/31 |
2/17 |
0.35 |
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CRP mg/l |
47.0 ± 33.8 |
8.5 ± 2.5 |
0.00 |
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Highest CRP mg/l |
66.8 ± 36.7 |
9.1 ± 2.7 |
0.00 |
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Reier-Nilsen et al. BMC Pediatrics 2009 9:5 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-5 |
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