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Table 3 Change in laboratory findings after corticosteroid use

From: Effects of early corticosteroid use in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019

 

Early use group (n = 12)

Late use group (n = 10)

Day 0

Day 3

Day 7

Day 14

Day 0

Day 3

Day 7

Day 14

WBC count, cells/μL

7496.67 ± 4065.33

9083.33 ± 3157.70

11,343.64 ± 5408.91

9762.00 ± 3989.17

8330.00 ± 2953.13

9738.00 ± 2988.52

12,063.00 ± 3200.34

10,045.56 ± 4728.95

Neutrophil count, cells/μL

706.75 ± 3451.137

7999.33 ± 2943.50

9954.64 ± 5162.74

7918.40 ± 4030.34

6918.10 ± 2844.49

6878.24 ± 2988.34

10,142.90 ± 3488.86

8444.31 ± 4657.33

Lymphocyte, cells/μL

756.77 ± 280.28

653.5 ± 247.79

830.20 ± 525.49

901.80 ± 446.39

774.86 ± 31.49

778.2 ± 535.66

906.40 ± 640.20

803.22 ± 451.07

LDH, IU/L

444.30 ± 113.95

366.75 ± 99.70

363.63 ± 95.43

339.43 ± 179.34

394.63 ± 126.97

463.60 ± 201.04

402.63 ± 157.78

367.50 ± 200.63

Ferritin, ng/mL

1423.8 ± 1047.96

966.08 ± 765.58

841.28 ± 465.38

1236.91 ± 975.47

1045.37 ± 895.92

1252.22 ± 1166.20

698.31 ± 167.39

813.22 ± 420.80

CRP, mg/L

16.83 ± 9.76

6.25 ± 7.93

2.95 ± 6.28

3.40 ± 3.44

15.42 ± 8.97

6.61 ± 3.18

2.33 ± 1.58

4.70 ± 2.34

Procalcitonin, ng/mL

0.33 ± 0.28

0.49 ± 0.47

0.17 ± 0.13

0.15 ± 0.25

0.54 ± 0.95

0.23 ± 0.11

0.11 ± 0.03

0.11 ± 0.06

PaO2/FiO2 ratio

124.89 ± 42.60

143.42 ± 57.61

157.70 ± 75.48

261.09 ± 134.38

133.35 ± 49.40

220.97 ± 45.61

183.40 ± 29.92

232.77 ± 138.59

Ct value

24.77 ± 8.42

27.31 ± 5.91

29.3 ± 8.85

32.73 ± 5.71

31.5 ± 3.07

24.53 ± 1.31

28.30 ± 7.14

35.40 ± 2.46

  1. WBC white blood cell, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, CRP C-reactive protein, Ct value cycle threshold
  2. Data are expressed as mean ± SD