Table 1.
Laboratory Testing at Different Time Points of the Hospitalization
| Laboratory Test | Presentation Day 1 |
Day 2 | ECMO Day 1 | ECMO Day 2 | Discharge | Normal Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-sensitivity troponin T, ng/L | 1,737 | 2,018 | 0-14 | |||
| NT-proBNP, pg/mL | 250 | 19,054 | 0-125 | |||
| C-reactive protein, mg/L | 44.79 | 88.61 | <10 | |||
| Sodium, mEq/L | 140 | 132 | 149 | 141 | 146 | 135-148 |
| Potassium, mEq/L | 4.0 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.4-5.3 |
| Chloride, mEq/L | 101 | 95 | 101 | 101 | 111 | 96-110 |
| Carbon dioxide, mEq/L | 23 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 19-32 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 108 | 217 | 189 | 77 | 72-99 | |
| BUN, mg/dL | 10 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 3-29 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.86 | 2.28 | 1.2 | 0.5-1.2 |
| Calcium, mg/dL | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.5-10.5 | |||
| Lactate, mmol/L | 14.9 | 17.5 | 1.56 | 0.5-1.6 | ||
| Anion gap | 16 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 5-15 | |
| Bilirubin, mg/dL | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0-1.5 | ||
| AST, U/L | 199 | 4,393 | 6,200 | 18 | 14-40 | |
| ALT, U/L | 118 | 3,240 | 2,480 | 24 | 9-42 | |
| ALP, U/L | 178 | 98 | 116 | 32-126 | ||
| WBC, K/mm3 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 26.9 | 12.3 | 3.8-10.8 | |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 14.5 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 12-15.6 | |
| Platelet count | 275 | 253 | 157 | 264 | 130-400 | |
| PT | 17.4 | Seconds | ||||
| INR | 1.4 | Seconds |
ALP = alkaline phosphatase; ALT = alanine transaminase; AST = aspartate transaminase; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; INR = international normalized ratio; NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide; PT = prothrombin time; WBC = white blood cell.