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Table 3 Changes in physiological and laboratory variables between ICU day 1 and day 7

From: Risk factors for late defecation and its association with the outcomes of critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study

 

Early defecation group

Late defecation group

P value

Body temperature, °C

0.3

(−0.4 to 1.0)

0.7

(0.1 to 1.5)

0.004

WBC count, ×1000/μL

−3.275

(−6.605 to 138)

−2.685

(−5.248 to 623)

0.29

Serum CRP, mg/dL

1.6

(−0.5 to 6.6)

3.5

(0.7 to 8.5)

0.035

SOFA score

−1

(−2 to 1)

0

(−1 to 2)

0.008

  1. All data are presented as the median (interquartile range). The change in each variable was calculated as the value on day 7 minus the value on day 1
  2. ICU intensive care unit, WBC white blood cell, CRP C-reactive protein, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
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Journal of Intensive Care

ISSN: 2052-0492