Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Crit Care Med. Feb 4, 2018; 7(1): 16-23
Published online Feb 4, 2018. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v7.i1.16
Table 3 Outcomes in patients with and without myocarditis in scrub typhus infection
CharacteristicWith myocarditis (n = 10)No myocarditis (n = 71)P value
Outcome variable, n (%)
Needing ventilation7 (70)41 (57.7)0.46
Non-invasive ventilation3 (30)12 (16.9)0.32
Invasive ventilation5 (50)34 (47.9)0.90
Duration of ICU stay, mean (SD), d5.0 (4.8)4.0 (4.4)0.53
Length of hospital stay, mean (SD), d11.6 (5.7)8.9 (4.5)0.10
Needing dialysis1 (10)2 (2.8)0.26
Needing vasoactive agent9 (90)37 (52.1)0.0241
Mortality1 (10)7 (9.9)0.99