Key clinical features, therapeutic interventions, and laboratory findings, comparing children and adults with dengue shock syndrome managed in intensive care.

Data are presented as number (percentage) for categorical variables and median (90% range) for continuous variables.*p value for comparisons between children and adults admitted directly with shock (Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables, and Mann Whitney test for continuous variables).**Age-dependent features such as pulse and respiratory rate are not presented.***Overall Chi-square test.****Haematocrit values are likely to be affected by severe bleeding during the acute illness, and thus percentage haemoconcentration was not calculated for patients with severe bleeding. For these variables the denominators are 393, 56 and 39 cases in the three patient groups respectively. Absolute values are age-dependent and were not compared statistically.δLiver palpable below the costal margin in the mid-clavicular line.§Percentage change between the maximum recorded haematocrit between days 3 and 8 of illness compared to a baseline value obtained before day 3 of illness or at the follow-up visit. If neither was available the local population mean for age and sex was used as the baseline.Missing data for.a = 1 patient,b = 2 patients,c = 4 patients,d = 7 patients,e = 8 patients,f = 10 patients.