The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 4 Distribution of respiratory complications among all studied groups

From: Platelet count as a predictor of outcome of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt

Res. comp.	Group			Total (n = 250)	χ²	p value
	Group I (n = 15)	Group II (n = 202)	Group III (n = 33)
Lung abscess	0	2 (0.9%)	2 (6.1%)	4 (1.6%)	8.43	0.02^a
Empyema	0	5 (2.4%)	6 (18.2%)	11 (4.4%)	20.8	< 0.001^a
Pleural effusion	3 (20%)	30 (14.9%)	12(36.3%)	45 (18%)	8.91	0.01^a

Group I, thrombocytopenia; group II, normal platelet count; group III, thrombocytosis Res. comp. respiratory complications
^aDifference between group III and other groups

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