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Table 2 Clinical outcomes, demographics and clinical features on admission

From: Clinical outcomes and kinetics of propanil following acute self-poisoning: a prospective case series

Severity of poisoning

Minor

Moderate to severe

Death

Statistical significance§

N/Total (%)

225/391 (57)

124/391 (32)

42/391 (11)

 

Gender (M:F)

139:86

64:60

34:8

P = 0.003

Age (years)

24 (20–34)*$

22 (18–33)*$

45 (37–54)$#

$#P < 0.001; *P > 0.05

TTP (hours)

4.6 (2.7–-7.1)

5.3 (3.4–8.8)

4.5 (3.4–5.8)

P = 0.1431

GCS

15 (15-15)*$

15 (12–15)*$

7 (3–13)$#

$# *P < 0.0001

MABP (mmHg)

89 (82–97)$#

83 (76–90)*$

78 (72–86)*#

$#P < 0.001; *P > 0.05

TTD (days)

2.2 (1.7–3.1)*

3.3 (2.6–5.0)*

1.5 (1.1–2.4)

*P < 0.001

Admission propanil concentration (μM)

1.3 (0.0–7.7)$*

(n = 125)

8.9 (2.8–35.2)#*

(n = 67)

72.0(45.8–128.3)#$

(n = 19)

*$#P < 0.001

  1. Median values and inter-quartile ranges (IQR) presented
  2. §Superscript symbols (*, $, #) are used to link two values with their respective P-value.
  3. TTP = time to present TTD = time to discharge or death
  4. Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) and the mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) are at the time of presentation to hospital