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Table 1 Clinical, radiological, PRISM score and blood culture organism of the studied patients

From: Admission platelet count and indices as predictors of outcome in children with severe Sepsis: a prospective hospital-based study

  

n = 60

HR (beat /min)

Mean ± SD

162.5 ± 16.3

RR (cycle/min)

Mean ± SD

54 ± 15.9

BP (mm Hg)

Normal n (%)

11(18.3%)

Hypotension n (%)

49 (81.7%)

Hepatomegaly

No n (%)

15 (25%)

Yes n (%)

45 (75%)

Chest finding

No n (%)

22 (36.7%)

Yes n (%)

38 (63.3%)

CXR

Normal n (%)

22 (36.7%)

Pneumonia n (%)

37 (61.7%)

Empyema n (%)

1 (1.6%)

GCS

Mean ± SD

8.9 ± 2.3

Ventilatory support

None n (%)

11 (18.3%)

Non-invasive n (%)

22 (36.7%)

Invasive n (%)

27 (45%)

(+ve) inotropic support

No n (%)

33 (55%)

Yes n (%)

27 (45%)

PRISM score

Median / (IQR)

17/ (10–29)

Blood culture organism

Staphylococcus aureus n (%)

8 (13.33%)

Klebsiella n (%)

13 (21.67%)

Streptococcus pneumoniae n (%)

15 (25%)

Escherichia coli n (%)

10 (16.67%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa n (%)

4 (6.67%)

Entrobacter n (%)

7 (11.67%)

No growth n (%)

3 (5%)

  1. HR heart rate, RR respiratory rate, BP blood pressure, CXR chest x-ray, GCS Glascow coma scale, PRISM Pediatric risk of mortality score