Table 3.
Clinical presentations and complications.
| Clinical presentations and complications | Number of patients | Percentages |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical manifestation | ||
| Body stiffness | 69 | 72.63% |
| Body spasm | 71 | 74.74% |
| Urinary retention | 10 | 10.53% |
| Dysphagia | 38 | 40.00% |
| Anhelation | 31 | 32.63% |
| Fever | 41 | 43.16% |
| Body aches | 25 | 26.32% |
| Autonomic nervous dysfunction | ||
| Yes | 51 | 53.68% |
| No | 44 | 46.32% |
| Complications | ||
| No | 35 | 36.84% |
| Yes | 60 | 63.16% |
| Infection | 52 | 86.67% |
| Pulmonary infections | 45 | 86.54% |
| Urinary infection | 9 | 17.31% |
| Others∗ | 7 | 13.46% |
| Airway obstruction | 35 | 58.33% |
| Organ dysfunction | 19 | 31.67% |
| Sepsis | 13 | 21.67% |
| Digestive tract hemorrhage | 6 | 10.00% |
| Others# | 14 | 23.33% |
∗Other sites of infection included wound infections, catheter-related blood stream infections, oral mucosal infections, and unknown source of infection. #Other complications included acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary embolism pneumothorax, hepatic dysfunction, myocardial injury, ischemic hypoxic cerebropathy, and pulmonary embolism.