Table 4.
Comparison of EHS patients with and without acute dialysis
| Non-dialysis (N = 55) |
Acute dialysis (N = 11) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 22.2 ± 4.5 | 21.7 ± 3.7 | 0.775 |
| Body temperature (°C) | 40.8 ± 3.0 | 41.1 ± 0.7 | 0.738 |
| Time to achieving Body temperature of <38 °C (hr) | 3.3 (1.6–7.5) | 3.8 (1.9–7.7) | 0.572 |
| Glasgow coma scale | 8.3 ± 3.4 | 4.9 ± 2.7 | 0.003 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 3.8 | 0.010 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 134.5 ± 4.9 | 138.6 ± 8.6 | 0.150 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 4.0 ± 2.1 | 0.269 |
| Bicarbonate (mEq/L) | 18.1 ± 3.3 | 12.9 ± 4.3 | 0.001 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.4 ± 0.9 | 8.0 ± 1.5 | 0.432 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 1.9 ± 1.2 | 5.4 ± 4.6 | 0.035 |
| Magnesium (mg/dL) | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 2.5 ± 1.1 | 0.082 |
| CPK (μg/L) | 3123 (1898–8281) |
31,688 (12,343–52,941) |
<0.001 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD, median (25–75 interquartile), or number (%). P-value corresponds to Independent t-test test and Kruskal-Wallis Test, CPK Creatine phosphokinase