Table 3. Ultrasonography findings of plasma leakage and hemoconcentration in non-severe and severe dengue patients.
| Non-severe dengue | Severe dengue | |
| n = 55 (83%) | n = 11 (17%) | |
| Portable ultrasonography enrollment | ||
| Pleural effusion only; n (%) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) |
| Ascites only; n (%) | 6 (11) | 5 (45)* |
| Pleural effusion and ascites; n (%) | 3 (5) | 1 (9) |
| Total: Plasma leakage at enrollment; n (%) | 11 (20) | 6 (55)* |
| Gallbladder wall thickened; n (%) | 34 (65)3 | 9 (90)1 |
| Gallbladder wall thickness; cm | 0.36 (0.27–0.50)6 | 0.54 (0.34–0.75)1 *** |
| Portable ultrasonography follow up | ||
| New pleural effusion only; n (%) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |
| New ascites only; n (%) | 4 (7) | 1 (9) |
| New pleural effusion and ascites; n (%) | 1 (2) | 3 (27)* |
| Total: New plasma leakage in follow up; n (%) | 6 (11) | 4 (36) |
| Total: Plasma leakage at any time; n (%) | 17 (31) | 10 (91)*** |
| New gallbladder wall thickening in follow up; n (%) | 3 (5) | 2 (18) |
| Total: Gallbladder wall thickened at any time; n (%) | 37 (67) | 11 (100) |
| Hemoconcentration and bleeding follow up | ||
| Hemoconcentration minimal 20%; n (%) | 12 (23)3 | 9 (90)1 *** |
| High hematocrit value; n (%) | 3 (6)3 | 1 (10)1 |
| Spontaneous bleeding; n (%) | ||
| None | 38 (69) | 6 (55) |
| Epistaxis | 10 (18) | 3 (27) |
| Gingival bleeding | 7 (13) | 1 (9) |
| Menorrhaghia | 0 (0) | 1 (9) |
1 2 3
or 6 = the number of observations missing.
*
p<0.05.
***
p<0.001.
Data are represented in medians (interquartile range) for continuous data or numbers (percentage) (n (%)) for non-continuous data. Comparisons of non-continuous and continuous data between non-severe and severe dengue patients were analyzed by Fisher's exact test and Mann-Whitney U test, respectively. P value<0.05 was considered significant.