Table 1.

Changes in parameters during admission in the two saturation groups.

Lowest saturation (SpO2)	≤95% N = 8	>95% N = 8	p value
Red blood cell (106/μL)	−0.01 ± 0.17	−0.06 ± 0.13	0.833
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	−0.17 ± 0.53	−0.18 ± 0.38	0.985
Hematocrit %	−0.25 ± 1.56	−0.86 ± 1.22	0.763
Serum Iron (μg/dL)	14.50 ± 7.28	8.37 ± 8.71	0.598
Heme (μM)	21.06 ± 5.12	−8.73 ± 4.43	0.001b
Heme oxygenase-1 (pg/mL)	274.24 ± 128.29	−55.66 ± 35.59	0.038a
Ferritin (ng/mL)	79.93 ± 94.23	−9.55 ± 6.62	0.360
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	2.17 ± 2.07	0.12 ± 0.06	0.339

^ap < 0.05.

^bp < 0.01.