Laboratory features in acute paediatric poisoning with liquid laundry detergent capsules: a seven-year retrospective study in Romania

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Table 1. The age, sex, and PSS of the patients and their laboratory test results. The age and sex of patients with normal and abnormal laboratory test results were comparable.

	Total (n = 156)	White blood cell count (n = 119)		pH (n = 117)			Lactate concentration (n = 69)		Base excess (n = 116)
		Normal (n = 69)	Leucocytosis (n = 50)	Normal (n = 69)	Acidosis (n = 43)	Alkalosis (n = 5)	Normal (n = 45)	Hyperlactataemia (n = 24)	Normal (n = 10)	Base deficit (n = 106)
Age, median (IQR)	1.92 (1.25–2.83)	2.33 (1.75–3.00)	1.5 (1.17–2.29)	2 (1.33–2.85)	1.58 (1.08–2.25)	1.25 (1.08–1.5)	2 (1.33–2.67)	1.33 (1.06–2.15)	2.08 (1.69–2.56)	1.83 (1.25–2.54)
Male, n (%)	87 (56)	41 (59)	26 (52)	40 (60)	24 (56)	0	22 (49)	14 (58)	6 (60)	58 (55)
Poisoning severity score 0, n (%)	14 (9)	11 (16)	2 (4)	4 (6)	0	1 (20)	0 (0)	2 (8)	1 (1)	4 (4)
Poisoning severity score 1, n (%)	122 (78)	48 (70)	41 (82)	55 (81)	36 (84)	4 (80)	42 (93)	15 (63)	9 (9)	86 (81)
Poisoning severity score 2, n (%)	18 (12)	10 (14)	5 (10)	7 (10)	7 (16)	0	2 (4)	6 (25)	0	14 (13)
Poisoning severity score 3, n (%)	2 (1)	0	2 (4)	2 (3)	0	0	1(2)	1 (4)	0	2 (2)

IQR: interquartile range.

Figure 1. The frequencies of abnormal laboratory test results among the poison Severity Score groups: (A) leucocytosis (n = 50), (B) acidosis (n = 43), (C) hyperlactataemia (n = 24), and (D) base deficit (n = 106). The bars in the figure represent the standardized residuals analysis, with the Z-scores presented alongside. The P-values from the Fisher exact test are provided in the Figure. PSS: Poisoning Severity Score.

Data availability statement

The data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.