Table 1.
Covid-19 Day 9 | Covid-19 Day 10 | Covid-19 Day 11a | Covid-19 Day 12 | |
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Thrombocytopenia: percentage of platelet count fall | 0 (fall in platelet count < 30%) | 0 (fall in platelet count < 30%) | 2 (fall in platelet count > 50%) | 2 (fall in platelet count > 50%) |
Timing of platelet count fall | 0 (no fall of platelet count) | 0 (no fall of platelet count) | 0 (platelet fall without exposure to heparin in the 100 previous days) | 0 (within 24 h after exposure of heparin) |
Thrombosis or other clinical events | 0 (no event) | 0 (no event) | 2 (new confirmed acute myocardial infarction) | 2 (repeated myocardial infarctions) |
Other possible causes of thrombocytopenia | 0 (no fall of platelet count) | 0 (no fall of platelet count) | 2 (no evident explanation for platelet count fall) | 2 (no evident explanation for platelet count fall) |
4T's score | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Anti-PF4-heparin antibody (ng/mL) | 0.38 | 17.14 | ||
Platelet count (×109/L) | 200 | 215 | 80 | 74 |
D-Dimer (ng/mL) | 8.3 | N/A | >10.0 | >10.0 |
Prothrombin time (s) | 11.8 | N/A | 40.4 | 36.0 |
Activated partial thromboplastin time (s) | 40.4 | N/A | >100 | >100 |
International normalized ratio | 1.1 | N/A | 4.0 | 3.6 |
The item of “timing of platelet count fall” was scored 0, and the 4T's score was 6 at both Covid-19 Days 11 and 12 using the diagnosis guideline of HITT by Gruel Y et al. in 2020.
The blood sample on Covid-19 Day 11 was collected before heparin therapy for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.