Table 2.

Infant laboratory blood values.

Variable	Reference	Birth	Day after birth
Leucocyte count	5.5–19.3 109/l		16.6
Haemoglobin	8.5–14.3 mmol/l		9.0
Platelet count	165–400 109/l		283
C-reactive protein	<8.0 mg/l		<4.0
Ph	7.37–7.45	7.21
pCO2	3.6–5.3 kPa	7.8
pO2	11.1–14.4 kPa	4.4
Base Excess	−4.0–2.0 mmol/l	−4.3
Bicarbonate	21.8–26.2 mmol/l	18.7
lactate	0.5–2.5 mmol/l	2.8