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. 2022 Apr 20;46(4):179–191. doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2021.02.008

Table 2.

Laboratory findings of all critically ill patients on day 1 and 3 of ICU admission.

At ICU admission
72 h post-ICU admission
n Dead at 42 days
(n = 152)
Survivor at 42 days (n = 270) p n Dead at 42 days
(n = 152)
Survivor at 42 days (n = 270) p
PaO2/FiO2, mean (SD) 319 134.1 (74.7) 140.6 (77.0) 0.450 305 189.4(75.5) 2089 (78.0) 0.031
Delta PaO2/FiO2 72–24 h, median (p25–p75) 298 10 (−42 to 67) 30 (−32 to 81) 0.253
Leucocytes [×109/L], mean (SD) 418 11.2 (8.7) 9.9 (6.0) 0.104 393 11.8 (11.4) 9.6 (6.5) 0026
Neutrophils [×109/L], mean (SD) 418 9.6 (7.3) 8.5 (5.5) 0.086 390 9.7 (7.4) 8.0 (5.2) 0.014
% Neutrophils [×109/L], mean (SD) 416 86.4 (8.6) 84.7 (8.1) 0.046 390 84.7(13.1) 81.9(8.8) 0.015
Lymphocytes [×106/L], mean (SD) 409 637.5 (397.1–932.5) 773.0 (490.0–996.0) 0.663 383 595 (365–922) 720 (479–1034) 0.002
% Lymphocytes, mean (SD) 409 8.1 (5.4) 9.7 (6.3) 0.013 384 7.6 (6.4) 10.3 (6.3) <0.001
Ratio neutrophils/lymphocytes, mean (SD) 409 18.3 (19.0) 13.9 (12.4) 0.013 382 20.4 (22.4) 12.3 (9.9) <0.001
Platelets [×109/L], mean (SD) 418 229.1(108.1) 252.1 (111.5) 0.040 388 228.1 (102.1) 290.2 (115.1) <0.001
Creatinine [mg/dL], mean (SD) 412 1.26 (1.01) 1.06 (0.76) 0.020 397 1.61 (1.13) 1.10 (0.92) <0.001
Urea [mg/dL], mean (SD) 375 61.1(39.9) 48.5 (36.5) 0.003 353 80.4 (47.0) 58.4 (40.0) <0.001
Lactate dehydrogenase [U/L], mean (SD) 388 635.7(577.2) 465.9 (195.2) 0.001 353 532.8 (427.6) 405.9 (172.6) 0.002
Creatine kinase [U/L], median (p25–p75) 321 141 (69–281) 104 (53–181) 0.025 299 119 (47–329) 90 (48–291) 0.144
Aspartate aminotransferase [U/L], median (p25–p75) 385 54 (36–91) 48 (33–78) 0.074 359 47 (25–84) 45 (29–70) 0.794
Alanine aminotransferase [U/L], median (p25–p75) 366 39 (24–59) 40 (27–64) 0.325 337 37 (22–53) 44 (28–68) 0.018
Procalcitonin [ng/mL], median (p25–p75) 333 0.34 (0.17–0.94) 0.23 (0.11–0.50) 0.001 274 0.70 (0.26–2.07) 0.27 (0.10–0.74) <0.001
C-reactive protein [mg/L], mean (SD) 407 178.5 (109.9) 165.0 (110.4) 0.239 375 160.8 (131.5) 114.4 (110.3) <0.001
Lactate [mmol/L], median (p25–p75) 371 1.70 (1.15–2.85) 1.33 (1.00–1.90) 0.001 322 2.38 (2.65) 2.0 (2.89) 0.244
Fibrinogen [mg/dL], mean (SD) 296 702.8 (639.2) 706.1 (730.2) 0.969 260 626.0 (279.4) 595.6 (256.5) 0.383
D-dimer [ng/mL], median (p25–p75) 376 1723 (894–4113) 1160 (660–2500) 0.001 360 3619 (1600–16537) 1934 (993–4662) <0.001