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. 2022 Dec 30;20(11):2983–2988. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16001

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the 4 COVID-19 patients with severe bilateral pneumonia at hospital admission treated with reparixin

Pt1 Pt2 Pt3 Pt4
Age 63 57 62 47
Sex M M M F
Comorbidity Diabetes Hypertension, dyslipidemia Hypertension, dyslipidemia, obstructive Sleep apnea Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mood disorder
Ongoing treatment Insulin Angiotensin II receptor blockers, statin Aspirin, angiotensin II receptor blockers, statin Insulin, aspirin, nitrate
Hospital admission
Symptoms Fever, cough, dyspna Fever, cough, diarrhea, anosmia, dysgeusia, dyspnoea Fever, dyspnea Fever, dyspnea
Time of symptoms onseta Day −14 Day −7 Day −10 Day-7
Oxygen saturation (SpO2) 89%; Start CPAP 89%; Start CPAP 87%; Start CPAP 84%; Start CPAP
Chest X-ray Bilateral pneumonia Bilateral pneumonia Bilateral pneumonia Bilateral pneumonia
Reparixin treatment
Timea Day +4 Day +3 Day +5 Day +2
Dose IV infusion (2.772 mg/kg body weight/hour) for 5 days
PaO2/FiO2 ratio (mm Hg) 105 129 127 -
White blood cell, ×109/L 16.2 6 7.5 10.5
Lymphocyte count, ×109/L 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.8
Neutrophil count, ×109/L 14.5 4.9 6.2 8.6
Platelet count, ×109/L 497 390 273 491
Creatinine, mg/dL 0.77 0.97 1.89 0.53
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 535 472 331 513
C-reactive protein, mg/L 342.8 127.4 81.8 339.8
Serum crosslinked fibrin, μg/mL 1.99 4.31 2.07 10.56
Serum ferritin, ng/mL 1202 1467 2978 461
IL-6, pg/mL 196 23
Follow up
Statusa Alive at day +45 Alive at day +42 Alive at day +44 Alive at day +41
Admitted to ICUa Yes, day +6 Yes, day +3 No Yes, day +8
ICU dischargeda No No No
Hospital dischargeda No No Yes, day +22 No

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; ICU, intensive care unit.

a

All times are calculated considering the day of hospitalization as day 0.