| |
Group I
(n=59) |
Group II
(n=58) |
| Pulse/min. |
96 (64-130) |
98 (53-140) |
| Respiratory rate/min. |
24 (18-36) |
24 (16-40) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
120 (90-180) |
120 (70-170) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
75 (60-100) |
80 (40-120) |
| Fever (°C) |
36.8 (36.0-40.0) |
36.7 (36.0-38.7) |
| Leucocytes/mm3 |
9.7 (2.5-28.5) |
11.3 (3.9-27.8) |
| LDH |
190 (106-577) |
192 (123-460) |
| SaO2 % |
91.1 (76.3-98.0) |
92.4 (62.0-98.1) |
Continuous variables expressed as median (minimum and maximum values
between brackets) |