Table 1.
Patient characteristics and prearrest laboratory findings
| Case | Patient age (years) | Sex | BMI | Medical history | LV | RV | Intubated | pH | pCO2 (mm Hg) | Lactate (normal 0.5–1.6 mmol/L) | K+ (normal 3.5–5.1 mmol/L) | Mg (normal 1.6–2.4 mg/dL) | eGFR (normal ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2) | hsTpnT (normal ≤22 ng/L) | Ferritin (normal 30–400 ng/mL) | IL-6 (normal ≤5.0 pg/mL) | ESR (normal 0–15 mm/h) | CRP (normal 0–10 mg/L) | WBC (normal 3.12–8.44 x 1000/μL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | M | 55.0 | Hypertension | >55% | Mildly increased | Y | 7.30 (arterial) | 44 (arterial) | 2.5 | 6.1 | 3.2 | CRRT | 621 | 17,320 | 14 | 73 | 186.89 | 25.46 |
| 2 | 39 | M | 34.1 | Hypertension Diabetes Epilepsy |
Normal | ND | Y | 7.19 (arterial) | 49.7 (arterial) | 1.8 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 53 | 20 | 4178 | 167 | 61 | ND | 3.7 |
| 3 | 64 | M | 30.3 | Hypertension Diabetes |
ND | ND | Y | 7.23 (arterial) | 43 (arterial) | 2.1 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 22 | 29 | 2507 | 108.4 | 123 | >300 | 6.62 |
| 4 | 43 | M | 49.7 | Hypertension Asthma |
Grossly normal | Increased size Reduced function | Y | 7.23 (arterial) | 48 (arterial) | 2.6 | 6.6 | 2.7 | CRRT | 132 | 9158 | 59 | >130 | >300 | 16.15 |
| 5 | 64 | M | 32.0 | CAD with stent Diabetes Alcohol abuse |
60%–65% | ND | Y | 7.29 (venous) | 58 (venous) | 3.3 (venous, normal 0.5–2.2 mmol/L) | 5.0 | 4.2 | 41 | 32 | 2355 | ND | 101 | 110.21 | 9.8 |
BMI = body mass index; CAD = coronary artery disease; CRP = C-reactive protein; CRRT = continuous renal replacement therapy; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hsTpnT = high-sensitivity troponin T; K+ = potassium level; LV = left ventricle; Mg = magnesium level; ND = not documented; RV = right ventricle; WBC = white blood cell; Y = yes.