Table 1.
Laboratory investigations.
| Results | Initial | 4 hours after arrival | 6 hours after arrival | 10 hours after arrival (before RRT) | Final (after RRT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arterial pH | 6.83 | 6.92 | 6.82 | 7.01 | 7.43 |
| Arterial bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| Arterial pCO2 (mmHg) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 47 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 145 | 146 | 145 | 153 | 139 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 5.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Chloride (mmol/L | 110 | 114 | 110 | 107 | 104 |
| Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Anion gap (mmol/L) | 31 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 11 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 1.9 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 6.1 |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 162 | 158 | 159 | 162 | 61 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 31 | 36 | 33 | 35 | — |
| Plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 7.8 | 1.2 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Serum osmolality (mOsm/kg) | 318 | — | 330 | — | — |
| Osmolar gap (mOsm/kg) | 18.3 | — | 29.3 | — | — |
| Leukocytes (×109/L) | 26.8 | 27.3 | 34.1 | 28.7 | 11.9 |
| Creatine kinase (U/L) | 87 | 77 | — | — | — |
| Troponin-T (μg/L) | <0.01 | <0.01 | — | — | — |
| Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | — | 80 | 110 | 127 | 77 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | — | 77 | 108 | 124 | 62 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | — | 71 | 69 | 65 | 66 |
pCO2: pressure of carbon dioxide, pH: potential hydrogen, RRT: renal replacement therapy.