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. 2022 Feb 9;14(2):e22058. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22058

Table 1. Dynamic evolution of the laboratory exams before C-section and for the following three days post-operatively.

(PT = Prothrombin Time, INR = International Normalized Ratio, ALT = Alanine Aminotransferase, AST = Aspartate Aminotransferase, LDH = Lactate Dehydrogenase)

Laboratory exam Before C-section (15/02, 21:00) 16/02, 02:00 16/02, 16:00 16/02, 18:00 17/02, 03:00 17/02, 18:00 18/02, 04:00
Leukocytes (4.5–11.0 × 103/μL) 12.62 14.37 20.56 19.05 13.77 9.71 14.48
Hemoglobin (12.0–15.8 g/dL) 12.7 12.1 12.5 9.2 8.4 9.2 8.2
Hematocrit (36.0–45.5%) 39.2 36.5 37.5 28.3 25.6 27 24.2
Platelets (150–450 × 103/μL) 187 121 104 120 ~69 ~60 ~54
PT (9.8–11.7 Seconds) 11.3 11.3 11.7 11.3 12.1 15 17.7
INR (0.9–1.1) 1 1 1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5
Thromboplastin time (<21 sec) 28.9 37.1 23.1 24.8 35.1 24.1 19
Fibrinogen (180–400 mg/dL) 445 368 413 300 355 368 377
Creatinine (0.5–1.1 mg/dL) 0.97 0.85 0.99 1.3 1.21 1.31 1.34
Uric Acid (2.6–6.2 mg/dL) 9.2 7.8 - - 8.6 - 9.6
ALT (14–59 Unit/L) 53 631 520 393 2,743 4,852 4,874
AST (15–37 Unit/L) 54 799 383 295 2,683 3,650 5,056
LDH (81–234 Unit/L) 326 795 673 538 2,180 - 2,326