Table 1 General information for the APL patients.

From: Analysis of early death in critically ill patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia in the HICU

Variable

Survivor (n = 17)

Nonsurvivor (n = 27)

P

Gender, no (%)

 Female

9 (20.45)

19 (43.18)

0.242

 Male

8 (18.18)

8 (18.18)

 

 Age, years, median (IQR)

49 (27, 58.5)

46 (36, 55)

0.893

Comorbidity, No (%)

 Diabetes

4 (9.09)

1 (2.27)

0.065

 CHD

3 (6.81)

1 (2.27)

0.282

 Hypertension

2 (9.09)

1 (2.27)

0.549

Peripheral blood count, median (IQR)

 WBC, × 109/L

5.88 (1.39, 16.70)

36.95 (7.11, 92.38)

0.004

 HGB, g/L

61 (60, 62)

84 (65, 84)

0.990

 PLT, × 109/L

15 (6.5, 49.5)

19 (11, 31)

0.745

Coagulation indices, median (IQR)

 PT, s

13.3 (12.3, 15.35)

16.5 (14.0, 19.0)

0.002

 FIB, g/L

2.0 (1.18, 4.14)

1.39 (0.69, 2.13)

0.022

 DD, mg/L

17.02 (3.76, 36.53)

25.84 (9.27, 39.74)

0.206

 Creatinine, µmol/L, median (IQR)

53 (43.2, 72.3)

71.7 (56.8, 122.2)

0.037

 Induction therapy

17 (41.46)

24 (58.53)

 

 ATO + CMT, No (%)

3 (17.64)

14 (82.35)

0.012

 ATO, No (%)

14 (58.33)

10 (41.66)

 

 Induction time, median (IQR)

31 (28, 32)

7 (4, 32)

< 0.001

Sanz score, No (%)

 High-risk patients in ATO + CMT group

2 (11.76)

11 (64.70)

0.659

 Standard-risk patients in ATO + CMT group

1 (5.88)

3 (17.64)

 

 High-risk patients in ATO group

4 (16.66)

3 (12.5)

0.643

 Standard-risk patients in ATO group

10 (41.66)

7 (29.16)

 

HICU treatment

 IMV, No (%)

0

20 (45.45)

 < 0.001

 CRRT, No (%)

2 (4.54)

0

0.144

 Length of stay in HICU, median (IQR)

4 (2, 10.5)

2 (1, 6)

0.096

  1. ATO, arsenic trioxide; CRRT,continuous renal replacement therapy; CHD,coronary heart disease; CMT: chemotherapy; DD, D dimer; FIB, fibrinogen; HGB, haemoglobin; PT, prothrombin time; PLT, platelet; WBC, white blood cell count; IMV, invasive mechanical ventilation. Boldface indicates that p values < 0.05 are considered statistically significant.