Table 3.
Comparing of vital signs and biochemical parameters at the first and last day of hospitalization among two groups
| Variable | Before treatment | After treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Standard treatment + Plasma | Standard treatment only | P* | Standard treatment + Plasma | Standard treatment only | P* | ||
| Vital signs | Temperature (C) | 37.36 (0.67) | 37.4 (0.68) | 0.74 | 37 (0.28) | 36.9 (0.33) | 0.89 |
| Pulse Rate | 90.67 (13.58) | 92.22 (17.51) | 0.58 | 83.23 (17.6) | 84.91 (13.8) | 0.58 | |
| Respiratory rate | 21.07 (6.88) | 22.34 (12.58) | 0.50 | 19.75 (5.93) | 18.11 (6.61) | 0.18 | |
| Systolic BP | 117.6 (13.69) | 121 (14.97) | 0.20 | 115.4 (19.5) | 115.3 (19.55) | 0.98 | |
| Diastolic BP | 74.41 (8.81) | 76.07 (9.78) | 0.33 | 73.43 (8.44) | 70.89 (9.74) | 0.15 | |
| SpO2+O2 | 85.41 (22.04) | 91.04 (6.19) | 0.22 | 94 (4.61) | 93.6 (7.56) | 0.8 | |
| SpO2-O2 | 81.66 (15.56) | 81.25 (10.50) | 0.88 | 88.39 (10.48) | 91.33 (5.64) | 0.10 | |
| Biochemical markers | WBC (10 3/μl ) | 8.08 (12.7) | 8.59 (10.18) | 0.81 | 9.98 (5.67) | 11.52 (12.76) | 0.58 |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 22.62 (11.81) | 19.73 (9.62) | 0.16 | 18.48 (17.24) | 14.19 (10.17) | 0.27 | |
| Hemoglobin(g/dl) | 14.14 (2) | 13.58 (2.29) | 0.18 | 12.9 (1.91) | 12.81 (2.92) | 0.89 | |
| ALT (U/L) | 43.37 (37.41) | 47.75 (46.86) | 0.62 | 59.4 (40.24) | 57.4 (25.62) | 0.90 | |
| AST (U/L) | 45.38 (25.33) | 47.69 (37.89) | 0.73 | 43.4 (28.05) | 46.9 (22.99) | 0.76 | |
| Creatinine mg/dl | 1.07 (0.51) | 1.42 (1.94) | 0.20 | 1.09 (0.71) | 1.52 (2.05) | 0.18 | |
| BUN | 15.65 (7.07) | 19.1 (8.42) | 0.03 | 19.4 (18.7) | 29 (27.13) | 0.11 ** | |
| ESR mm/h | 43 (25.49) | 48.89 (29.13) | 0.31 | 2.05 (0.37) | 2.02 (0.42) | 0.77 | |
*
T.test,
**
Ancova test