Table
4.
Outcome and platelet count grades
|
Outcome |
Parameters |
Platelet
count grade |
Total |
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|
Unknown |
Severe
decrease |
Moderate
decrease |
Mild
decrease |
Normal |
Increased |
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|
Unknown |
Patients
(n) |
0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
16 |
|
Percent
(%) within outcome category |
0.0% |
18.8% |
25.0% |
25.0% |
31.3% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
|
Percentage
(%) within plt count grade |
0.0% |
3.0% |
3.4% |
3.4% |
1.1% |
0.0% |
1.2% |
|
|
Absconded |
Patients
(n) |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
16 |
|
Percent
(%) within outcome category |
0.0% |
18.8% |
0.0% |
12.5% |
68.8% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
|
Percentage
(%) within plt count grade |
0.0% |
3.0% |
0.0% |
1.7% |
2.3% |
0.0% |
1.2% |
|
|
Died |
Patients
(n) |
21 |
34 |
27 |
11 |
33 |
6 |
132 |
|
Percent
(%) within outcome category |
15.9% |
25.8% |
20.5% |
8.3% |
25.0% |
4.5% |
100.0% |
|
|
Percentage
(%) within plt count grade |
4.9% |
34.0% |
23.1% |
9.4% |
7.0% |
9.7% |
10.2% |
|
|
Discharged |
Patients
(n) |
409 |
43 |
68 |
86 |
379 |
55 |
1,040 |
|
Percent
(%) within outcome category |
39.3% |
4.1% |
6.5% |
8.3% |
36.4% |
5.3% |
100.0% |
|
|
Percentage
(%) within plt count grade |
94.9% |
43.0% |
58.1% |
73.5% |
80.6% |
88.7% |
80.2% |
|
|
Discharged
on FESO4 |
Patients
(n) |
1 |
17 |
18 |
14 |
42 |
1 |
93 |
|
Percent
(%) within outcome category |
1.1% |
18.3% |
19.4% |
15.1% |
45.2% |
1.1% |
100.0% |
|
|
Percentage
(%) within plt count grade |
0.2% |
17.0% |
15.4% |
12.0% |
8.9% |
1.6% |
7.2% |
|
|
Totals |
Patients n( % of total patients in study) |
431(33.2) |
100(7.7) |
117
(9.0) |
117(9.0) |
470(36.2) |
62
(4.8) |
1,297(100) |
FESO4,
ferrous sulphate; plt,
platelet.
The table shows that the highest
percentage of patients who died had severe thrombocytopenia compared to
the
other platelet count grades.