Table II.
Demographic and laboratory data of patients stratified by outcome.
SCr (µmol/l) | BUN (mmol/l) | ||||||||||
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Group | n | Age (years) | Initial PPC (mg/l) | Delay between poisoning and HP therapy (h) | Time of activated 1 charcoa HP therapy (h) | Prior to HP | After HP | At discharge | Prior to HP | After HP | At discharge |
Death | 7 | 40.43±13.53 | 7.75±2.81 | 6.71±1.82 | 18.29±2.43 | 68.00±8.72 | 85.43±19.42 | 181.43±55.34 | 5.16±1.57 | 7.17±2.06 | 11.74±2.51 |
Survival | 12 | 40.33±12.56 | 2.50±1.35 | 7.63±2.04 | 12.42±4.34 | 53.00±16.45 | 65.91±23.90 | 76.92±27.97 | 4.68±1.13 | 5.44±2.00 | 8.26±3.18 |
P-value | 0.988 | <0.001 | 0.339 | 0.005 | 0.040 | 0.449 | 0.085 | 0.090 | <0.001 | 0.024 |
BUN, blood urea nitrogen (normal range, 3.2–7.1 mmol/l); SCr, serum creatinine (normal range, 71–133 µmol/l); PPC, plasma paraquat concentration; HP, charcoal hemoperfusion.