Table 2. Frequency of most important symptom^*.

Symptom	Mean ranking score	SD	Range of ranking scores
Pain	2.96	2.81	1–4
Difficulty sleeping	4.00	2.74	1–8
Crying	4.96	2.74	2–7
Reduced hearing	5.00	2.81	1–7
Smelly fluid	5.38	2.95	1–8
Colour of fluid	5.54	2.75	1–8
Fever	6.00	2.71	1–8
Appetite	6.62	2.29	2–8

^*A symptom ranking of 1 is the worst symptom (range 1–8).