Table 1 General characteristics of patients with imported severe P. falciparum malaria

Demographics

 Age, years ^{note 1}

42 (33–55)

52 (44–59)

 Male, female, n (%) ^{note 2}

8 (80), 2 (20)

10 (63), 6 (37)

 Weight, kg ^{note 2}

83 (75–86)

81 (72–87)

Ethnicity, n (%) ^{note 2}

 Caucasian

5 (50)

7 (43)

 African

5 (50)

6 (38)

 Asian

-

2 (13)

 Other/unknown

-

1 (6)

Continent of acquisition, n (%) ^{note 2}

 Africa, [West-Africa]

10 (100), [7 (70)]

16 (100), [13 (81)]

 Asia

-

-

 South-America

-

-

Vital signs on admission

 Impaired consciousness (%), [GCS≤11] ^{note 2}

1 (10), [0 (0)]

3 (19), [1 (100)]

 Body temperature, °C ^{note 2}

39.1 (38.3-39.6)

38.9 (37.7-39.8)

 Pulse rate, beats per minute ^{note 2}

96 (90–116)

105 (100–116)

 Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg ^{note 2}

118 (111–135)

125 (100–132)

Laboratory data on admission

 Parasite load, parasites/μL ^{note 1}

74,000 (41,400-142,350)

313,500 (151,950-536,675)

 Schizontaemia, n (%) ^{note 3}

2 (20)

12 (75)

 Serum creatinine, μmol/L ^{note 4}

103 (85–124)

120 (88–163)

 Plasma lactate, mmol/L ^{note 5}

2.3 (2.0-2.8)

3.0 (1.9-4.2)

 Severe malaria (WHO 2010), n (%) ^{note 1}

3 (30)

16 (100)

Outcome

 Duration hospitalisation, days ^{note 6}

5 (4–5)

9 (6–11)

 Hemodialysis, n (%) ^{note 7}

0 (0)

3 (19)

 Mechanical ventilation, n (%) ^{note 7}

0 (0)

2 (13)

 Survival, n (%) ^{note 2}

10 (100)

15 (94)^