Table 5.

Frequency of complications presented on admission or during hospitalization

Complications	n	%
Spontaneous bleeding	2	12.50
Shock: Systolic pressure <80 mm/Hg (adults), <50 mmHg (children)	3	18.57
Severe normocytic anaemia: Haemoglobyn <7 g/dL, hematocryte <21%	2	12.50
Hypoglaecemia <60 mg/dL	1	6.25
Acute renal failure: Creatinine >1.5 mg/dL	1	6.25
Elevated aminotransferase >80 U.I.	3	18.75
Hyperbilirubinemia: Total bilirubin >3 mg/dL	6	37.50
Thrombocytopaenia <50,000 mm3	4	25.00
Jaundice with evidence of organ dysfunction	3	18.57
One complication (8/16; 50.00%)
More than one complication (8/16; 50.00%)