Table 7. Comparison of Complication Frequencies Between the Steroid and Non-Steroid Groups in Patients with SFTS after Propensity Score Matching.
| Non-Steroid (n = 56) | Steroid (n = 56) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | n(%) | n(%) | P Valuea | ||
| Complication, total | 16 | (28.6) | 35 | (62.5) | < .001 |
| Meningoencephalitis | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (8.9) | N/A |
| Mechanical ventilation | 7 | (12.5) | 19 | (33.9) | .007 |
| Arrhythmia | 1 | (1.8) | 6 | (10.7) | .113 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | (1.8) | 8 | (14.3) | .032 |
| Seizure | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (3.6) | .495 |
| Rhabdomyolysis | 2 | (3.6) | 0 | (0.0) | N/A |
| MOD | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.8) | N/A |
| Septic shock or sepsis | 4 | (7.1) | 7 | (12.5) | .341 |
| Acute kidney injury | 5 | (8.9) | 5 | (8.9) | 1.000 |
| G-I bleeding | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.8) | N/A |
| HLH | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (5.4) | N/A |
| DIC | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (5.4) | N/A |
| Others b | 8 | (14.3) | 2 | (3.6) | .047 |
Abbreviation: DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; G-I, gastro-intestinal; HLH, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; MOD, multiple organ dysfunction; N/A, not available.
a Analysis using Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test.
b Other complications included acute cerebral infarction, acute respiratory distress syndrome, aspiration pneumonia, azotaemia, infectious mononucleosis, intracranial haemorrhage, metabolic encephalopathy, respiratory failure, and toxic hepatitis.