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Table 2 Characteristics of pleural fluid in infants with CC

From: Clinical features and outcomes of congenital chylothorax: a single tertiary medical center experience in China

Enteral feeding

With

Without

p value

Cell count (/μl)

2716 (609–5577)

16,881 (1933–32,788)

< 0.0001*

Lymphocyte fraction (%)

96.35 (72–100)

98.4 (90.7–99.8)

0.026*

Protein (g/L)

19.85 (9.2–29.5)

35.3 (21.5–45.1)

< 0.0001*

Lactate dehydrogenase (mmol/L)

215 (115–634)

238 (158–560)

0.640

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.3 (2.1–6.91)

4.63 (2.77–5.48)

0.893

Chloride (mmol/L)

107.8 (101–113)

104.1 (100.8–113)

0.988