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Table 4 Frequency and time to first bloodwork, investigations, and intravenous antibiotics in FTT group compared to controls

From: The diagnosis “failure to thrive” and its impact on the care of hospitalized older adults: a matched case-control study

 

FTT

Controls (hr:min)

p-value

hr:min

n (%)

hr:min

n (%)

Bloodworka

3:49

59 (98%)

2:10

60 (100%)

0.20

Antibiotics

1:19

15 (25%)

1:40

30 (50%)

0.24

Blood cultures

1:55

25 (42%)

0:48

42 (70%)

0.12

Chest X-ray

1:25

47 (78%)

0:47

50 (83%)

0.11

CT scans

2:20

34 (57%)

3:20

23 (38%)

0.35

  1. aBloodwork included basic complete blood count, electrolytes, glucose, and creatinine
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