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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2008; 14(9): 1389-1393
Published online Mar 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1389
Table 2 Clinical and laboratory parameters in patients who died from sepsis at entry and before death (Data are presented as median, range)
VariableInitialFinalP-value
Heart rate (/min)88 (50-150)86 (76-140)NS
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)130 (70-180)110 (60-150)0.017
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)70 (45-80)50 (40-80)0.018
PO2 (mmHg)154 (50-579)81 (45-120.8)0.008
PCO2 (mmHg)42 (23-138)38 (28.1-81)NS
pH7.36 (7.14-7.46)7.33 (6.93-7.46)NS
HCO3 (mmol/L)24 (11.3-31.2)18.5 (11-32.4)NS
Bilirubin (&mgr;mol/L)17.1 (6.84-107.73)23.94 (8.55-356.13)NS
AST (nKat/L)600 (230-2230)650 (150-4160)NS
ALT (nKat/L)680 (150-4170)450 (100-2730)NS
ALP (nKat/L)1080 (45-3550)2250 (930-4630)0.019
γGT (nKat/L)850 (180-6700)2030 (630-5720)NS