Research Article
Successful Outpatient Management of Children at a Secondary Care Hospital in Pakistan in a Dengue Fever Epidemic and Their Clinical Outcomes
Table 2
Comparison of baseline laboratory investigations of the outpatient and inpatient groups at initial presentation.
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1ALT was done in 78 patients in total (72 in outpatient and 6 in inpatient). 2AST was done in 73 patients in total (67 in outpatient and 6 in inpatient), 3CXR was done in 10 children in total (5 in outpatient and 5 in inpatient). 4Pleural effusion. 5USG abdomen was done in 13 children in total (8 in outpatient and 5 in inpatient). 6Ascites. 7All these children had DF according to WHO criteria with NS1Ag confirmation. 7All these children had SD, according to WHO criteria at presentation with NS1Ag confirmation. |