Table 1.
Summary of laboratory results at initial presentation
| Reference range | No. of patients measured | mean ± SD | % of patients outside reference range | |
| White cell count (× 109/L) | 4.0-11.0 | 62 | 15.0 ± 6.3 | 74% |
| Neutrophil count (× 109/L) | 2.0-8.0 | 62 | 12.9 ± 5..9 | 82% |
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | 135-180 | 62 | 118 ± 21 | 24% Hb < 100 g/L |
| Platelets (× 109/L) | 150-400 | 320 ± 202 | 42% | |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | < 5 | 47 | 272 ± 119 | 100% (47/47) |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 3.1-8.1 | 62 | 8.2 ± 5.96 | 29% Urea > 8.1 mmol/L |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 60-100 | 62 | 105 ± 60 | 42% Cr > 100 μmol/L |
| 16% Cr > 150 μmol/L | ||||
| Albumin (g/L) | 35-46 | 62 | 30 ± 7.0 | 73% |
| AST (U/L) | 12-36 | 61 | 127 ± 301 | 67% |
| ALT (U/L) | 5-40 | 62 | 118 ± 222 | 73% |
| ALP (U/L) | 41-119 | 61 | 209 ± 140 | 71% |
| GGT (U/L) | 5-65 | 62 | 191 ± 201 | 75% |
| Bilirubin (μmol/L) | 3-18 | 61 | 30 ± 39 | 54% Bil > 18 μmol/L 13% Bil > 50 μmol/L |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 3.5-5.5 | 47 | 7.8 ± 2.6 | 15% (7/47) Glucose > 10 mmol/L |
| INR | ≤ 1.5 | 53 | 1.3 ± 0.56 | 13% (7/53) |
AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; Bil: Serum bilirubin; GGT: γ glutamyl transpeptidase; INR: International normalized ratio; RR: Reference range. Reference ranges supplied by local pathology laboratory.