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. 2024 Mar 6;16(3):e55672. doi: 10.7759/cureus.55672

Table 2. Arterial blood gas and laboratory test results.

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; DB: direct bilirubin; BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; TB: total bilirubin; ERS: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ALP: alkaline phosphatase; FiO2: fraction of inspired oxygen; GamaGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; pCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide; pO2: partial pressure of oxygen

Days of hospitalization 74 80 84 109
Significant events D36 of linezolid Three days after linezolid suspension Seven days after linezolid suspension Seven days after starting daptomycin
Arterial blood gas FiO2 24% 21%    
pH 7.41 7.48
pO2 87 mmHg 70 mmHg
pCO2 44 mmHg 54 mmHg
Oxygen saturation 98% 95%
HCO3- 27.9 mmol/L 36.6 mmol/L
Lactate 7.3 mmol/L 0.6 mmol/L
Ca2+ 1.16 mmol/L 1.16 mmol/L
Complete blood count, biochemistry Hemoglobin 9.2 g/dL 8.3 g/dL 8.1 g/dL 10.5 g/dL
MCV 90.0 fL 87.2 fL 90.4 fL 91.8 fL
MCHC 32.1 g/dL 33.1 g/dL 32.9 g/dL 32.4 g/dL
Leukocytes 4.57x109/L 6.35x109/L 7.14x109/L 8.08 x109/L
Neutrophilis 90% 73% 73% 75%
Platelets 173x109/L 139x109/L 243x109/L 386 x109/L
ERS 45 mm      
Glucose 181 mg/dL 150 mg/dL 127 mg/dL 170 mg/dL
Urea 29.0 mg/dL 35.0 mg/dL 33.0 mg/dL 28.0 mg/dL
Creatinine 0.55 mg/dL 0.46 mg/dL 0.47 mg/dL 0.45 mg/dL
Na+ 134 mmol/L 134 mmol/L 139 mmol/L 138 mmol/L
K+ 4.1 mmol/L 4.6 mmol/L 4.1 mmol/L 5.1 mmol/L
TB/DB, ALP, GamaGT, AST/ALT No alterations      
LDH 185 UI/L 254 UI/L 179 UI/L  
C-reactive protein 2.24 mg/dL 4.85 mg/dL 16.03 mg/dL 5.93 mg/dL
Myoglobin, troponin I, BNP No alterations      
Urinalysis No alterations