Table 1.
Laboratory investigations
| Parameter | Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 7 | Day 10 | Day 28/29 | Normal Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haemoblobin (g/L) | 107 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 68 | 140–180 |
| Haematocrit (%) | 28.6 | 10 | 8.4 | 10 | -- | 20.4 | 47–54 |
| Mean corpuscule volume (fL) | 79.4 | -- | 76.4 | 73.5 | -- | 83 | 76–96 |
| Platelets (x103/μl) | 38 | -- | 32 | 160 | 180 | 160 | 150–400 |
| White blood cells (x103/μl) | 8.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 8 | 3.8 | 4–10 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 6.8 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.9–1.7 |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 185 | 177 | 159 | 133 | 265 | 133 | 35-124 |
| Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 18.3 | 17.1 | -- | 29.6 | -- | 23.2 | 23–28 |
| Base excess (mmol/L) | −7 | −8 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | (-2)–(+3) |
| Anion gap (mmol/L) | 19 | 17 | -- | 15 | -- | -- | 10–20 |
| Total bilirubin (μmol/L) | 58 | 82 | 75 | -- | -- | -- | 3–21 |
| Indirect bilirubin (μmol/L) | 34 | -- | 53 | -- | -- | -- | 2–14 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L) | 23 | 59 | -- | -- | 1260 | 57 | 5–41 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 66 | -- | 74 | -- | -- | -- | 44–147 |
| Gamma-glutamyl transferase (IU/L) | 18 | -- | 13 | -- | -- | -- | <55 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L) | -- | -- | 2950 | -- | -- | -- | 140–280 |
| International normalization ratio | -- | 1.3 | -- | -- | 2.18 | -- | 0.8–1.2 |
| Partial thromboplastin time (seconds) | -- | 15 | -- | -- | 27 | -- | <30 |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm)a | -- | 155 | -- | 147 | 160 | 61 | 0–10 |
aWestergren method