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. 2020 Jul 9;15(7):e0235458. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235458

Table 4. Laboratory analyses of dead patients in the last 24 hours of the death.

Laboratory analyses
Complete blood count
 Neutrophil count, × 109/L 12.9 (11.3–26.0)
 Neutrophil count >6.3 × 109/L 19/19 (100)
 Lymphocyte count, × 109/L 0.5 (0.4–1.3)
 Lymphocyte count <1.0 × 109/L 14/19 (73.7)
 Monocyte count, × 109/L 0.4 (0.3–0.8)
 Platelet count, × 109/L 77 (62.0–147.0)
 Platelet count <100 × 109/L 12/19 (63.2)
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio 19.6 (17.0–33.0)
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio >5 19/19 (100)
Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio 77.0 (62.0–147.0)
Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio >200 7/19 (36.8)
Systemic immune-inflammation index 1861.8 (950.8–3881.8)
Systemic immune-inflammation index >500 74/19 (100)
Blood biochemical analysis
C-reactive protein level, U/L 84.9 (73.5–186.6)
C-reactive protein level >10U/L 13/13 (100)
Alanine aminotransferase, U/L 30.5 (22.0–102.5)
Alanine aminotransferase >40U/L 8/20 (40.0)
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 74.5 (35.5–184.0)
Aspartate aminotransferase >40U/L 14/20 (70.0)
Albumin, g/L 31 (28.9–32.6)
Albumin <40g/L 18/20 (90.0)
Potassium, mmol/L 4.3 (3.9–4.7)
Sodium, mmol/L 147.0 (143.0–156.0)
Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/L 18.4 (8.5–33.5)
Blood urea nitrogen >8.8mmol/L 17/20 (85.0)
Creatinine, μmol/L 123 (87.5–361.5)
Creatinine >133μmol/L 9/20 (45.0)
Creatine kinase, U/L 258.0 (135.0–535.0)
Creatine kinase >200 U/L 15/21 (71.4)
Myoglobin, μg/L 342.5 (136.2–1000.0)
Myoglobin >110μg/L 13/15 (86.7)
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 784 (484.0–1,216.0)
Lactate dehydrogenase >250 U/L 19/19 (100)
Creatine kinase-MB, ng/ml 4.1 (2.7–7.0)
Creatine kinase-MB >5ng/ml 5/15 (33.3)
NT-pro B-type natriuretic peptide, pg/ml 3046.5 (1423.0–14262.0)
NT-pro B-type natriuretic peptide >1800 pg/ml 10/14 (71.4)
Cardiac troponin T, pg/ml 0.7 (0.1–8.7)
Cardiac troponin T >0.04 10/15 (66.7)
Procalcitonin, ng/ml 1.1 (0.4–6.4)
Procalcitonin >0.1 ng/ml 14/16 (87.5)
Prothrombin time, s 17.2 (14.3–26.8)
Prothrombin time >12.1s 13/13 (100)
Activated partial thromboplastin time, s 32.8 (31.3–37.2)
D-dimer, mg/L 42.7 (9.9–74.0)
D-dimer >0.55mg/L 13/13 (100)
Interleukin-6, pg/ml 258.0 (105.6–262.4)
Interleukin-6 >10pg/ml 11 (100)
Arterial gas
 PH 7.3 (7.0–7.4)
 PH <7.35 9/17 (52.9%)
 PH >7.45 4/17 (23.5%)
 pO2 47 (40–61)
 pO2 <60 mmHg 12/17 (70.6)
 pCO2 32.0 (28.0–42.0)
 pCO2 <35 mmHg 9/17 (52.9)
 pCO2 >50 mmHg 4/17 (23.5)

Data are presented as median (IQR), n/N (%), where N represents the total number of patients with COVID-19 with available data