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Table 1 Summary of the clinical characteristics of patients with FG managed from 2012–2019 (n = 23)

From: Fournier’s gangrene: a retrospective review of management outcomes and seasonal variations of clinical presentation

Variable

Range

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

16.0–85.0

53.0 (45.0–69.0)

54.7 (18.4)

Maximum Temperature (°C)

36.5–39.2

37.5 (36.9–38.5)

37.7 (0.8)

Heart Rate (/sec)

76.0–160.0

94.0 (86.0–112.0)

99.9 (19.7)

Respiratory Rate (/sec)

17.0–32.0

22.0 (20.0–28.0)

23.4 (4.0)

PCV (%)

22.0–39.0

27.0 (24.0–33.0)

28.3 (5.1)

Units of Blood Transfused

0.0–4.0

2.0 (0.0–2.0)

1.5 (1.3)

WBC (cells/ml)

4,510–28,000

12,220 (8,900–17,200)

13,686 (6,157)

Na + (mmol/L)

110.0–149.0

133.0 (130.0–140.0)

132.6 (11.0)

K + (mmol/L)

2.9–4.9

3.9 (3.5–4.2)

3.9 (0.6)

HCO3- (mmol/L)

19.0–32.3

22.0 (20.0–25.5)

23.0 (3.7)

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.6–10.0

1.3 (1.1–1.7)

2.1 (2.1)

FGSI

0.0–15.0

5.0 (3.0–10.0)

6.0 (4.2)

UFGSI

2.0–17.0

7.0 (4.0–14.0)

8.1 (4.9)

Number of Debridement Sessions

1.0–4.0

2.0 (2.0–3.0)

2.4 (1.0)

Duration of Hospital Admission (days)

15.0–82.0

48.5 (38.3–68.8)

51.4 (19.4)