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. 2013 Mar 6;17(2):R42. doi: 10.1186/cc12555

Table 3.

Patients classified by base deficit (classes I to IV): laboratory findings

Class I Class II Class III Class IV
BD ≤ 2.0
(no shock)
BD > 2.0 to 6.0
(mild)
BD > 6.0 to 10.0
(moderate)
BD > 10.0
(severe)

Laboratory findings

Hemoglobin, g/dL 12.8 (2.4) 11.8 (2.6) 10.6 (2.9) 9.1 (3.3)
Thrombocytes, tsd/μL 215 (74) 208 (77) 193 (81) 171 (82)
Quick's value, percentage 85.9 (19.7) 79.7 (21.6) 69.6 (24) 55.5 (26.1)
aPTT, seconds 29.8 (9.2) 32.1 (13.7) 39.0 (23) 69.5 (41.1)
Lactate, mmol/L 2.5 (4.3) 3.4 (5.4) 5.1 (8.4) 9.7 (14)

Values are presented as mean (standard deviation). Cohort consisted of 16,305 patients. P < 0.001 for all parameters. aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; BD, base deficit.