From: Anaemia and blood transfusion in African children presenting to hospital with severe febrile illness
Admission variable | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
---|---|---|
Haemoglobin at admission (per 1 g/dL increase) | 0.68 (0.60–0.76) | <0.001 |
Lactate at admission (per 1 mmol/L increase) | 1.01 (0.98–1.05) | 0.57 |
Consciousness level | Â | Â |
Prostration (inability to sit or breastfed if <8 months) | 0.94 (0.62–1.44) | 0.77 |
Coma (inability to localise a painful stimulus) | 0.25 (0.12–0.51) | <0.001 |
Clinical jaundice | 1.42 (0.98–2.06) | 0.06 |
Indrawing | 0.97 (0.66–1.41) | 0.86 |
Deep breathing (Kussmaul’s breathing) | 1.30 (0.92–1.83) | 0.14 |
Capillary refill time ≥3 s | 1.08 (0.78–1.49) | 0.65 |
Dehydration | 1.64 (1.03–2.61) | 0.04 |
Severe pallor* | 14.4 (1.88–104.9) | 0.01 |
Severe tachycardia | 0.69 (0.51–0.93) | 0.02 |
Site | Â | Â |
Mbale, Uganda | 1 (ref) | Â |
Kilifi, Kenya | 0.15 (0.02–1.21) | 0.08 |
Mulago, Uganda | 2.36 (1.42–3.92) | 0.001 |
Soroti, Uganda | 0.82 (0.52–1.29) | 0.39 |
Lacor, Uganda | 0.84 (0.40–1.75) | 0.64 |
Teule, Tanzania | 0.29 (0.06–1.35) | 0.12 |