Table 3.
Rate of change in laboratory factors during the few days after pneumonia diagnosis between the MV and non-MV groups.
| MV group (N = 8) | non-MV group (N = 15) | P- value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC,/μL | Median (range) | 1000.0 | (-3100.0–6700.0) | 200.0 | (-2700.0–2800.0) | 0.349 |
| Neut,/μL | Median (range) | 890.2 | (-2141.8–6435.1) | 73.0 | (-1548.9–3350.6) | 0.197 |
| Lymph,/μL | Median (range) | −108.2 | (-836.0–752.5) | −148.8 | (-2263.1–670.8) | 0.849 |
| Hb, g/dL | Median (range) | −1.4 | (-3.5 to −0.0) | −0.1 | (-2.0 – 1.7) | 0.015 |
| Plt, × 105/μL | Median (range) | 1.05 | (-3.8 – 5.1) | 1.80 | (-2.8 – 5.3) | 0.821 |
| CRP, mg/dL | Median (range) | 0.335 | (-17.95 to −8.88) | 0.17 | (-1.13 – 8.35) | 0.651 |
| LDH, U/L | Median (range) | 101.5 | (-167.0–130.0) | 28.0 | (-28.0–98.0) | 0.401 |
| PCT, ng/mL | Median (range) | 0.000 | (-0.05 – 0.21)-3 | −0.015 | (-0.1 – 0.06)-7 | 0.508 |
| BUN, mg/dL | Median (range) | 0.05 | (-8.3 – 40.0) | 0.60 | (-16.8–5.7) | 0.771 |
| Cr, mg/dL | Median (range) | 0.00 | (-0.26 – 0.71) | 0.01 | (-0.29 – 0.37) | 0.974 |
| AST, U/L | Median (range) | 6.5 | (-92.0–64.0) | 2.0 | (-57.0–21.0) | 0.561 |
| ALT, U/L | Median (range) | 0.5 | (-113.0–37.0) | 1.0 | (-4.0 – 16.0) | 0.846 |
| Alb, g/dL | Median (range) | −0.85 | (-1.1 to −0.4) | −0.3 | (-0.8 – 0.4) | 0.020 |
| D-dimer, μg/mL | Median (range) | 0.5 | (-0.1 – 5.2) | 0.3 | (-0.2 – 4.5) | 0.672 |
MV; mechanical ventilation, WBC; white blood cells, Neut; neutrophils, Lymph; lymphocytes, Hb; hemoglobin, Plt; platelets, CRP; C-reactive protein, LDH; lactase dehydrogenase, KL-6; Krebs von den Lungen-6, sIL-2R; soluble interleukin-2 receptor, PCT; procalcitonin, BUN; blood urea nitrogen, Cr; creatinine, AST; aspartate aminotransferase, ALT; alanine aminotransferase, Alb; albumin.