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Table 2.

Vital signs as documented during the patient’s hospitalization

Variables	Total		Examination day										Units
Variables	Total		Day 1		Day 2		Day 3		Day 4		Day 5		Units
Temperature mean (SD)	37.5	(0.90)	38.5	(0.5)	37.167	(1.8930)	37.4	(0.5657)	37.875	(0.6292)	37.245	(0.6563)	°C
Heart rate median (range)	122	(30–141)	122	(120–126)	117	(110–123)	100.5	(80–113)	134.5	(86–141)	123	(30–140)	BPM
Respiratory rate mean (SD)	21.86	(5.74)	21	(1)	21.67	(1.528)	22.5	(0.707)	29.75	(7.136)	19.18	(4.854)	Breaths per minute
Systolic blood pressure median (range)	110	(30–140)	130	(120–130)	130	(110–140)	105	(100–110)	121	(110–140)	72	(30–120)	mmHg
Diastolic blood pressure mean (SD)	63.91	(17.89)	76.67	(5.774)	73.33	(15.275)	75	(7.071)	77.5	(12.583)	50.91	(15.45)	mmHg

SD: standard deviation; BPM: beats per minute

Declarations

Author contributions

AA, HAD, and DM: Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. MAK, EAN, BK, and DB: Data curation, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. AE: Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing.

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Ethical approval

This observational study on a human subject was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in 2013) and received ethical approval from the Research Ethical Committee (REC) of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Sana’a, Yemen (Approval No. UST-IRB-2024-014). The authors are accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that any questions regarding the accuracy or integrity of the study are appropriately investigated and resolved.

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