Table 1.
Investigations
| Parameter | Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 14 | Day 20 | Day 44 | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma haemoglobin (ng/mL)a | 177,839 | – | – | 127,146 | – | <124,000 |
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | 141 | 136 | 60 | 49 | 102 | 140–180 |
| Haematocrit (%) | 43.6 | 40 | 18.7 | 16 | 27.1 | 47–54 |
| Mean corpuscule volume (fL) | 86.3 | – | 86.2 | 94.7 | 85.2 | 76–96 |
| Plasma haptoglobin (μg/mL)a | 1,160 | – | – | 5 | – | 300–2,000 |
| Platelets (×103/μL) | 28 | – | 228 | 478 | 320 | 150–00 |
| White blood cells (×103/μL) | 6.23 | – | 19.9 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 4–10 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 83 | – | 70 | 60 | 40–70 | |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 97 | 86 | – | 1,769 | 132 | 53–115 |
| Potassium (μmol/L) | 3.7 | 4.4 | – | 8.4 | 4.8 | 3.5–4.9 |
| Venous pH | 7.41 | – | – | 7.2 | – | 7.31–7.41 |
| Venous bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 19.5 | – | – | 8.7 | – | 23–28 |
| Venous carbon dioxide (mmHg) | 31.2 | – | – | 23.5 | – | 41–51 |
| Venous base excess (mmol/L) | −5 | – | – | −20 | – | (−2) to (+3) |
| Venous lactate (mmol/L) | 2.36 | – | – | 0.58 | – | 0.9–1.7 |
| Anion gap (mmol/L) | 13 | – | – | 6 | – | 10–20 |
| Total bilirubin (μmol/L) | 80 | – | – | – | – | 3–21 |
| Indirect bilirubin (μmol/L) | 26 | – | – | – | – | 2–14 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) | 592 | – | – | 887 | – | 140–280 |
| International normalization ratio | – | 1.3 | – | – | – | 0.8–1.2 |
| Partial thromboplastin time (seconds) | – | 15 | – | – | – | <30 |
aSpecialized tests performed on samples sent to Darwin, Australia.