title: Risk factors for hemorrhage in severe dengue infections.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the early indicators of hemorrhage in severe dengue infections in 114 patients; 24 patients had severe hemorrhage and 92 had no hemorrhage. The platelet counts were not predictive of bleeding. The duration of shock (OR, 2.11; 95% CI, 1.13 to 3.92; P =.019) and low-normal hematocrit at the time of shock (OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.55 to 0.95; P =.020) were risk factors of severe hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Lucy Chai See
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lum
authors.forename: Adrian Yu Teik
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Patrick Wai Keong
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Abdel-Latif Mohd
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: El-Amin
authors.forename: Sai Kit
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric