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

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 7 Distribution of need for mechanical ventilation among all studied groups

Parameter	Group			Total (n = 250)	χ²	p value
Parameter	Group I (n = 15)	Group II (n = 202)	Group III (n = 33)	Total (n = 250)	χ²	p value
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation	2 (13.3%)	4 (2%)	1 (3%)	7 (2.8%)	6.31	0.047^a
Invasive mechanical ventilation	3 (20%)	8 (4%)	1 (3%)	12 (4.8%)	8.12	0.017^a

Group I, thrombocytopenia; group II, normal platelet count; group III, thrombocytosis
^aDifference between group I and other groups