Table 3.
Median (IQR) of the difference in electrolyte levels among initial, minimum, maximum, and end values during the treatment of infants with colistin or fluoroquinolone.
| Colistin |
Quinolone |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial value | Maximum value | Minimum value | End value | p-value | Initial value | Maximum value | Minimum value | End value | p-value | |
| Sodium | 139 (135–142) | 143 (139–146) |
131 (124 –135) |
137 (136–141) |
<0.001* | 138.5 (134.75–142.5) | 143 (136.5–147) | 133 (131–136.25) | 138.5 (134.75–142.5) | <0.001* |
| Potassium | 4 (3.3–4.78) |
5.31 (5.02–6.64) |
2.96 (2.78 –4.16) |
4.24 (3.57–6) |
<0.001* | 4.1 (3.42–4.71) | 5.48 (4.9– 6.55) |
3.3 (2.75–3.8) | 4.23 (3.8–5.24) | <0.001* |
| Magnesium | 0.77 (0.71–0.81) | 0.93 (0.89–0.97) |
0.66 (0.6 –0.76) |
0.79 (0.71–0.92) | <0.001* | 0.86 (0.76–0.9) | 0.93 (0.85–1.02) | 0.72 (0.66–0.82) | 0.86 (0.77–0.94) | <0.001* |
| Calcium | 2.14 (2.05–2.29) | 2.36 (2.29–2.48) |
2.05 (1.85–2.11) |
2.19 (2.05–2.33) |
<0.001* | 2.18 (2.09–2.32) | 2.41 (2.27–2.73) | 2.06 (1.96–2.13) | 2.17 (2.06–2.38) | <0.001* |
| Phosphorus | 1.51 (1.27–1.86) | 2.33 (1.96– 2.8) |
1.11 (0.9– 1.38) |
1.72 (1.34–2.06) | <0.001* | 1.43 (1.19–1.62) | 1.81 (1.47–2.34) | 1.29 (0.89–1.42) | 1.48 (1.32–1.9) | <0.001* |
IQR, interquartile range. Data are presented as the median (IQR). * p-values < 0.05 are considered statistically significant.