Table 1.
Laboratory investigations
| Day 0a | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parasite count (parasites/µL) | 84,000 | 22,667 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 6.0 | 11.7b | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 11.9b |
| Haematocrit (%) | 17.9 | 33.4b | 27.6 | 27.2 | 24.9 | 20.6 | 34.0b |
| White blood cells (×103/µL) | 61 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 26 |
| Platelets (×103/µL) | 96 | 70 | 36 | 83 | 126 | 191 | 413 |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | 184 | 127 | 52 | 63 | 63 | 48 | 60 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 7.7 | 11.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 202 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 125 | 129 | 127 | 126 | 128 | 132 | 129 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
| Bilirubin (µmol/L) | 80 | 110 | 93 | 63 | 48 | 41 | 37 |
| Lactate (µmol/L) | 16 | 4.8 | 1.3 | ||||
| Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 8.4 | 19.7 | 16.5 | ||||
| Alanine transferase (IU/L) | 181 | 236 | 168 | 136 | 83 | 70 | 55 |
| Aspartate transferase (IU/L) | 308 | 322 | 149 | 108 | 78 | 91 | 75 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 2.5 | 10.8 | |||||
| Prothrombin time (seconds) | 37.4 | 18.5 | 15.7 | ||||
| APTT (seconds) | 78.7 | 51.8 | 42.7 |
APTT activated partial thromboplastin time
aInvestigation results from referral hospital
bPost blood transfusion