A Cohort Study of Adult Patients with Severe Dengue in Taiwanese Intensive Care Units: The Elderly and APTT Prolongation Matter for Prognosis.
Chih-Cheng HsiehCong-Tat CiaJen-Chieh LeeJunne-Ming SungNan-Yao LeePo-Lin ChenTe-Hui KuoJo-Yen ChaoWen-Chien KoPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
During the 2015 dengue outbreak in Taiwan, the patients with severe dengue in ICUs were characterized by old age, multiple comorbidities, and a high CFR. Organ failure (including cardiac failure, and renal failure) and coagulation disturbance (prolongation of initial APTT) were independent predictive factors for in-hospital fatality.