Table 3.
Laboratory findings.
| Normothermia (n = 146) | Hypothermia (n = 156) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine transaminase (U/L) | 30·35 (19·00, 44·25) | 28·25 (22·20, 45·63) | 0·766 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 41·33 (27·96, 61·38) | 39·83 (29·87, 56·29) | 0·977 |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 63·00 (52·52, 76·75) | 59·61 (51·08, 71·29) | 0·055 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) | 6·81 (4·95, 4·58) | 6·16 (4·58, 8·97) | 0·248 |
| Ca2+ (mmol/L) | 1·78 (1·05, 2·06) | 1·90 (1·10, 2·09) | 0·271 |
| Cl− (mmol/L) | 109·65 (6·59) | 109·58 (6·28) | 0·919 |
| Na+ (mmol/L) | 143·82 (139·84, 147·77) | 143·64 (140·47, 147·50) | 0·840 |
| K+ (mmol/L) | 3·70 (0·31) | 3·71 (0·31) | 0·959 |
| pH | 7·41 (0·05) | 7·41 (0·04) | 0·361 |
| PaO2 (mm Hg) | 138·57 (40·91) | 142·24 (36·70) | 0·419 |
| PaCO2 (mm Hg) | 37·47 (5·25) | 38·31 (5·27) | 0·173 |
| Buffer excess (mmol/L) | −0·12 (2·91) | −0·15 (2·67) | 0·912 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 8·23 (7·26, 9·75) | 8·27 (7·33, 9·32) | 0·917 |
| White blood cells (10^9/L) | 11·72 (9·82, 14·54) | 11·62 (9·38, 14·69) | 0·602 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 98·67 (89·92, 115·13) | 102·50 (92·00, 116·00) | 0·144 |
| Blood platelet (10^9/L) | 140·40 (54·28) | 135·44 (58·86) | 0·449 |
Data were presented as mean (SD) and median (IQR)· Data were calculated for the first 6 days after randomization.