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Clinical characteristics of patients on admission |
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| Characteristic |
Pentaglobin® group (n = 21) |
Control group (n = 21) |
P |
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| Age (range) |
42.0 ± 18 (10–72) |
49.3 ± 20.6 (20–76) |
0.23 |
| Gender (F/M) |
9/12 |
11/10 |
0.75 |
| APACHE II |
10.5 ± 4.6 |
14.0 ± 8.5 |
0.10 |
| SOFA |
5.0 ± 2.7 |
5.7 ± 4.0 |
0.50 |
| GCS |
14.2 ± 2.1 |
12.9 ± 4.0 |
0.20 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± SD. APACHE II, acute physiological and chronic health evaluation; F/M, female/male; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment. | |||
Tugrul et al. Critical Care 2002 6:357 doi:10.1186/cc1523 |
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