Table 1.

Laboratory and clinical findings.

	Admission	5th day admission	Discharge
Laboratory findings
On venous blood
Hb	17.3 g/dl	11.3 g/dl	10.0 g/dl
Ht	52.8%	31.3%	28.7%
WBC	25,400 cell/mm3	34,100 cell/mm3	46,000 cell/mm3
On arterial blood
pH	7.05	7.21	6.88
pCO2	20.4 mmHg	53.5 mmHg	131 mmHg
pO2	70.5 mmHg	159 mmHg	125 mmHg
HCO3	5.4 mmol/l	20.8 mmol/l	23.3 mmol/l
BE	−24.8 mmol	−6.6 mmol	−11.6 mmol/l
SatO2	41.7%	98.7%	95.8%
Clinical findings
Axillary temperature	35 °C	38.2 °C	37.7–39.9 °C

Hb, haemoglobin; Ht, haematocrit; WBC, white blood cell count.