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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Dis Child. 2022 Jan 25;107(9):802–810. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322483

Table 2. Descriptive summary of blood chemistry parameters by randomised treatment arm.

Parameter Statistic Day 0 Day 2 Day 7
SOC SOC-F SOC SOC-F SOC SOC-F
(n=59) (n=61) (n=59) (n=61) (n=6) (n=7)
Sodium (mmol/L) Range (min-max) 126–145 125–149 126–143 126–149 136–144.8 128–141
Mean (SD) 135.4 (4.1) 136.4 (5.3) 135.7 (3.8) 136.6 (4.6) 138.6 (3.3) 135.7 (4.2)
Median (IQR) 136 (132–138) 136 (133–140) 136 (133.5–138) 136 (134–140) 137.9 (136–139) 136 (134–139)
n (missing) 59 (0) 61 (0) 48 (11) 54 (7) 6 (0) 7 (0)
Creatinine (μmol/L) Range (min-max) 32–147 35–142 39–135 33–122 40–77 40–74
Mean (SD) 92.3 (28) 88.5 (24.1) 73.7 (24.1) 72.2 (20) 59.2 (12.7) 62 (11.4)
Median (IQR) 96.5 (70–1 13) 89 (74–109) 72 (54.5–87) 70 (57–83) 59.5 (53–66) 65 (57–72)
n (missing) 58 (1) 61 (0) 52 (7) 55 (6) 6 (0) 7 (0)
Potassium (mmol/L) Range (min-max) 2.9–6.2 2.7–6.2 2.8–5.7 2.3–4.8 2.5–4.9 2.9–5.2
Mean (SD) 4.3 (0.6) 4.3 (0.7) 3.9 (0.7) 3.5 (0.7) 4.1 (0.9) 3.9 (0.9)
Median (IQR) 4.3 (3.9–4.6) 4.2 (3.8–4.7) 3.9 (3.4–4.4) 3.5 (3–4) 4.3 (3.8–4.9) 4 (3–4.4)
n (missing) 59 (0) 61 (0) 48 (11) 55 (6) 6 (0) 7 (0)
Alanine transaminase (U/L) Range (min-max) 23–238 25–244 15–475 16–152 44–83 23–64
Mean (SD) 90.6 (58.4) 81.8 (46.5) 73.1 (78.3) 59.9 (32.5) 64.8 (18.3) 44.7 (14.2)
Median (IQR) 74 (54–99) 68 (45–1 15) 51 (38.5–70) 56.5 (35–77) 66 (49.5–80) 46.5 (35–53)
n (missing) 37 (22) 46 (15) 48 (11) 50 (11) 4 (2) 6 (1)

n, number; SOC, standard of care; SOC-F, standard of care plus fosfomycin.