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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 3 Baseline arterial blood gases and laboratory data based on severity

From: Acute severe asthma in emergency department: clinical characteristics, risk factors, and predictors for poor outcome

 

Group A (n = 18)

Group B (n = 22)

P-value

PH

7.42 ± 0.04

7.39 ± 0.08

0.24

SO2 (%)

96.78 ± 1.06

90.86 ± 3.34

<0.001*

PaCO2 (mmHg)

38 ± 6.61

39.49 ± 13.07

0.66

HCO3 (mEq/L)

21.17 ± 4.34

21.56 ± 4.80

0.79

HB (g/dl)

12.23 ± 1.97

12.51 ± 2.49

0.69

WBCs (103/μl)

8.90 ± 3.27

10.49 ± 4.15

0.19

Eosinophil count > 300/μl

1 (5.6%)

13 (59%)

<0.001*

Platelet count (%)

322.66 ± 107.1

343.32 ± 112.67

0.30

RDW

14.33 ± 8.56

15.16 ± 7.91

0.86

IgE (IU/ml)

158.89 ± 103.40

348.44 ± 176.07

<0.001*

  1. SO2, oxygen saturation; PaCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; HCO3, bicarbonate; HB, hemoglobin; WBCs, white blood cells; RDW, random diameter width; IgE, immunoglobulin E
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