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. 2020 Sep 3;20:421. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02325-0

Table 2.

Diagnostic features of LISA group compared to control group

LISA (n = 169) Control (n = 155) p-value
X-rays, median (IQR)
 Chest 1st week 1.0 (0–2) 2.0 (1–4) < 0.001*
 All 1st week 1.0 (0–3) 3.0 (1–4) < 0.001*
Laboratory tests in 1st week, median (IQR)
 Blood gas 3.0 (1–6) 5.0 (3–11) < 0.001*
 Haematology 6.0 (4–8) 5.0 (4–7) 0.108
 Chemistry 8.0 (7–9) 8.0 (7–10) 0.481
Blood culture for suspected EOS 115 (68.0%) 120 (77.9%) 0.046*

*shows significance (p < 0.05)