Prediction of mortality in severe dengue cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing incidence of dengue cases in Malaysia over the last few years has been paralleled by increased deaths. Mortality prediction models will therefore be useful in clinical management. The aim of this study is to identify factors at diagnosis of severe dengue that predicts mortality and assess predictive models based on these identified factors.

Method

This is a retrospective cohort study of confirmed severe dengue patients that were admitted in 2014 to Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Data on baseline characteristics, clinical parameters, and laboratory findings at diagnosis of severe dengue were collected. The outcome of interest is death among patients diagnosed with severe dengue.

Results

There were 199 patients with severe dengue included in the study. Mul

SUBMITTER: Md-Sani SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5963083 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature