The frequency of safety endpoints in the three patient strata did not differ: severe alkalosis (normal liver function 2%%, mild LF 0%%, severe LF 5%%; p = 0.41), severe acidosis (normal liver function 13%%, mild LF 16%%, severe LF 14%%; p = 0.95), severe hypocalcemia (normal liver function 8%%, mild LF 14%%, severe LF 12%%; p = 0.70), and severe hypercalcemia (0 % in all strata).
Similarly, using US national data, Gaieski and colleagues observed twofold variations in hospital severe sepsis mortality with differing severe sepsis definitions [ 7].
Our hypothesis was that monocytic and neutrophilic CD11b and CD64 antigen fluorescence intensities differ between severe sepsis, non-inflammatory ICU patients and nonseptic inflammation (off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCABG)).
Aim: to determine if factors mediating proposed mechanisms for severe bronchiolitis differ with severity of disease.
Patterns of readmission differed in severe sepsis survivors; rates of readmission for sepsis, renal failure, respiratory failure, device complication, and aspiration pneumonitis were higher and accounted for a greater proportion of the total readmissions.
Dietary restriction differs from severe fasting or starvation in that it reduces total caloric or energy intake without causing deficiencies of any specific nutrients (Tannenbaum, 1959; Mukherjee et al, 1999a).
Cell density did not differ significantly between severe dysplasia and carcinoma (2055 vs. 2989 cells/mm, p = 0.26).
In a study comparing seven patient groups, Brazier and coworkers found overall similar mean scores for the two measures in patients with mild diseases [ 24], but baseline values clearly differ in more severe patients such as liver transplant patients [ 26] and patients with a recent stroke [ 21].
Based on nanoindentation, slightly higher elastic modulus and hardness were found in children with mild (type I) versus severe (type III) OI, whereas these properties were not found to differ between children with severe (type III) versus moderately severe (type IV) phenotypes.
Liver enzymes level did not significantly differ between severe/non-severe cases or acute/chronic forms.
Mean rankings for urine output, BUN level, and creatinine elevation did not significantly differ across the least severe and the most severe cases.
