Table 2.
Laboratory data from the 4 patients admitted to the ICU. Patients 1 and 2 survived, patients 5 and 6 died in the ICU.
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.9 | 9.7 | <*a | 15 | 12.2 | = | 14.3 | 6.5 | < | 12.6 | 7.6 | < |
| Leukocytes (×109/l) | 2.3 | 20.4 | > | 6.6 | 10.2 | > | 6.2 | 23.5 | > | 9.8 | 14.1 | = |
| Neutrophils (×109/l) | 1.9 | 18 | > < | 4.8 | 1.8 | > | 4.3 | 10.5 | > | 9.2 | 13 | = |
| Lymphocytes (×*109/l) | 0.29 | 0.52 | < > | 1.3 | 0.2 | < | 1.4 | 0.2 | < | 1.4 | 0.1 | < |
| Platelets (×109/l) | 128 | 84 | = | 129 | 147 | = | 212 | 67 | = | 209 | 77 | <a |
| Quick Index (%) | – | 81 | = | 93 | 65 | = | 73 | 69 | = | 90 | 55 | = |
| INR | – | 1.15 | = | 1.06 | – | = | 1.22 | 1.23 | = | 1 | 1.46 | = |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dl) | – | 354 | = | 700 | 147 | = | 568 | 734 | > | 400 | 93 | < > |
| D-dimer (ng/ml) | 643 | 15,331 | > | 284 | 912 | > | 200 | 8548 | > | 258 | 6100 | > |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 117 | 117 | = | 117 | 140 | = | 186 | 325 | > | 148 | 270 | > |
| NA (mEq/l) | 136 | 145 | = | 130 | 140 | = | 136 | 149 | = | 140 | 162 | > |
| K (mEq/l) | 3.7 | 4 | = | 4.1 | 3.8 | = | 3.3 | 3.1 | < | 3.9 | 5.1 | = |
| Bilirubin (mg/dl) | – | 0.67 | = | 0.49 | 1 | = | 0.63 | 1.11 | = | 0.59 | 0.98 | = |
| AST (I/U) | 32 | 28 | = | 22 | 150 | = | 41 | 2587 | >b | 82 | 111 | >a |
| ALT (I/U) | 99 | 160 | >a | – | 81 | = | 39 | 2679 | >b | 100 | 100 | > < |
| GGT (I/U) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 231 | 438 | > | 67 | 300 | > |
| Urea (mg/dl) | 46 | 66 | = | 29 | 86 | = | 16 | 58 | >a | 119 | 164 | = |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.22 | 0.86 | = | 0.94 | 0.7 | = | 0.71 | 1.67 | >a | 1.3 | 1.37 | = |
| Ferritin (μg/l) | 675 | 207 | – | 721 | 683 | > | 200 | 16,775 | > | 394 | 2000 | > |
| LDH (I/U) | 584 | 505 | > | 532 | 618 | >a | 488 | 1135 | > | 737 | 208 | > |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 3.6 | 3 | <a | – | 3 | <a | 4.2 | 2 | < | 2.8 | 2 | < |
| Lactate (mEq/l) | 1 | 1.1 | = | 0.8 | 0.7 | = | 0.8 | 2 | = | 2 | 2.8 | = |
| Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 0.16 | 0.11 | = | 0.54 | 0.51 | = | 0 | > | >b | 0.33 | 1.77 | >b |
| HS troponin I (mg/dl) | 6.6 | 9.78 | > | 7 | 60 | >a | 20 | 1251 | = | 12 | 121 | > |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 2.1 | 5.1 | = | 7.4 | 1.7 | >a | 9 | 45.2 | = | 28.3 | 38 | > |
| Interleukin 6 (ng/ml) | 9.8 | 20.8 | > | – | – | – | – | 9c | – | – | 7c | – |
Patients 3 and 4 were not admitted to the hospital and no blood tests or radiology were performed.
The data shown are at admission to the hospital, worst result (nadir) and general trend (if the result was maintained for more than 5 consecutive days). INR: international normalized ratio; Na: sodium; K: potassium; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT: gamma-glutaryltranspeptidase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; HS troponin I: high sensitivity troponin I.
=: In normal range; >: predominantly higher than the normal range; <: predominantly below the normal range.
Means “moderate”.
Means increase delayed over time (concurrent sepsis usually due to a bacterial coinfection).
Isolated determination.