Table 4.

Administered fluid and the severity of the DHF in the study population

Parameter	≤M + 5% deficit n = 35	M + 5%–7.5% deficit n = 56	≥M + 7.5% deficit n = 24	P value
Fluid administered during 0–48 h of the critical phase (ml), mean (SD)a
0–12	1197.4 (62.3)	1439.9 (349.3)	1596.7 (359.1)	< 0.0001
13–24	1180.4 (80.4)	1327.9 (238.6)	1831.1 (570.5)	< 0.0001
25–36	1170.1 (97.6)	1305.1 (245.6)	1391.9 (341.7)	< 0.0001
37–48	1141.3 (113.8)	1208.7 (186.4)	1238.5 (246.5)	0.01
Category of DHF, n (%)
Grade I and II	35 (100)	46 (82.1)	7 (29.2)
Grade III	0	10 (17.9)	15 (62.5)	< 0.0001
Grade IV	0	0	2 (8.3)

^aAnalysed by kruskal-Wallis test