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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 43 children with plastic bronchitis

From: Clinical characteristics of plastic bronchitis in children: a retrospective analysis of 43 cases

Age (years)

n

Gender (M/F)

Fever time (d)

Discover PB time (d)

Dyspnea (%)

Pleural effusion (%)

3

18

9/9 (1:1)

7.50 ± 4.60

9.39 ± 3.62

10 (55.6%)

14 (77.8%)

 4–6

19

10/9 (1.11:1)

8.39 ± 3.78

10.28 ± 4.48

5 (26.3%)

13 (68.4%)

7

6

5/1 (5:1)

8.14 ± 1.21

8.86 ± 2.27

1 (16.7%)

4 (66.7%)

 Total

43

24/19 (1.26:1)

7.98 ± 3.84

9.67 ± 3.81

16 (37.3%)

31 (72.1%)

Age (years)

n

Electrolyte disturbance (%)

Abnormal myocardial enzyme (%)

Abnormal coagulation (%)

LDH M (p25, p75)

3

18

4 (22.2%)

5 (27.8%)

11 (61.1%)

635.5 (416.3, 1177.8)

4–6

19

5 (26.3%)

2 (10.5%)

12 (63.2%)

517.5 (327.7, 765)

7

6

2 (33.3%)

1 (16.7%)

4 (66.7%)

373 (291, 924)

Total

43

11 (25.6%)

8 (18.6%)

27 (62.8%)

533 (373, 918)

  1. PB plastic bronchitis; LDH lactate dehydrogenase