[Table/Fig-7]:

Laboratory investigations of SFR cases (values in parentheses are percentages).

Laboratory Investigations	No. of patients n= 115 (%)
Low haemoglobin(<9.0 gm%)	46 (40.0)
Leucocytosis (>12, 000/μl)	85 (73.9)
Raised bilirubin (>1.2 mg%)	49 (42.6)
Raised SGPT/SGOT (>40 IU/l)	91 (79.1)
Raised alkaline PO4 (>130 IU/l)	79 (68.6)
Raised serum creatinine (>1.4 mg%)	48 (41.7)
Raised serum urea (>45 mg/dl)	69 (60.0)
Low serum albumin (<3.0 gm%)	71 (61.7)
Low blood pressure (<100/60 mm Hg)	46 (40.0)
High respiratory rate (>40 /minute)	37 (32.1)
High pulse rate (>100 /minute)	39 (33.9)