Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristic | Patients who underwent autopsy (N = 50) |
|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 67 ± 14 |
| Female | 24 (48) |
| Race (%) | |
| White | 10 (20) |
| Black | 12 (25) |
| Asian | 2 (4) |
| Other/unknown | 25 (51) |
| Comorbidities (%) | |
| Hypertension | 29 (58) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 14 (28) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 11 (22) |
| Coronary artery disease | 6 (12) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1 (2) |
| Asthma | 7 (14) |
| Hospital events (%) | |
| AKI | 35 (75) |
| ICU admission | 26 (47) |
| Dialysis | 7 (47) |
| Mechanical ventilation | 28 (60) |
| Laboratory Results (mean ± SD) | |
| WBC (103/μL) | 12.1 ± 6.4 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.0 ± 2.5 |
| Lymphocyte Percent (%) | 10 ± 7 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 2.2 ± 1.6 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 4.2 ± 1.2 |
| Creatine phosphokinase (units/L) | 354 ± 386 |
| Uric Acid (mg/dL) | 8.6 ± 3 |
| D-dimer (ng/mL) | 5.5 ± 5.3 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | 631 ± 202 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 1670 ± 2626 |
| Interleukin 6 (pg/mL) | 797 ± 3155 |