Table 2.
Blood test results at baseline and before death.
| Admission | Before Death | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.9 (2.2) | 8.7 (0.9) | * |
| WBC (·103/μL) | 8.9 (6.1) | 11.3 (6.5) | * |
| Lymphocytes (·103/μL) | 0.9 (0.7) | 0.4 (0.3) | - |
| Neutrophils (·103/μL) | 7.7 (5.9) | 10.6 (6.3) | * |
| Monocytes (·103/μL) | 0.4 (0.4) | 0.3 (0.3) | - |
| Platelet (·103/μL) | 211.7 (63.7) | 102.8 (69.9) | * |
| CRP (mg/L) | 93.2 (21.6) | 189.9 (36.6) | * |
| PCT | 0.6 (0.5) | 5.3 (3.6) | - |
| Ferritin | 1322.1 (188.8) | 2736.2 (280.2) | - |
| LDH (IU/L) | 313.0 (86.2) | 408.3 (211.6) | - |
| GOT (IU/L) | 49.8 (67.1) | 136.5 (14.3) | * |
| GPT (IU/L) | 31.6 (60.2) | 88.5 (53.3) | - |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 103.7 (77.6) | 95.0 (47.0) | - |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.1 (1.7) | 1.7 (1.2) | - |
| CK (IU/L) | 75.5 (42.9) | 112.8 (21.4) | - |
| CK-MB (ng/mL) | 1.7 (1.7) | 8.44 (12.9) | - |
| TnI (ng/L) | 92.3 (147.5) | 519.1 (134.0) | * |
| D-dimer (ng/mL) | 1908.9 (1895.5) | 3653.8 (1739.0) | * |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | 782.9 (422.3) | 535.2 (367.3) | - |
| PT (sec) | 13.7 (3.6) | 15.5 (2.9) | - |
| aPTT (sec) | 27.4 (12.4) | 38.5 (7.5) | * |
| AT-III (%) | 91.3 (28.1) | 79.1 (24.0) | - |
All the values are expressed as means (standard deviation). Abbreviations. WBC: White blood cell count; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: Procalcitonin; LDH: Lactic dehydrogenase; GOT: Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase; GPT: Glutamic/Glutamate Pyruvic Transaminase; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; CK: Creatine phosphokinase; TnI: Troponin-I; PT: Prothrombin Time; aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; AT-III: Antithrombin-III. *: statistically significant; -: not statistically significant.