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Table 1 Blood tests during the course of the disease

From: Clostridium septicum-induced gangrene in the right lower extremity complicating pneumatosis in the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and occlusion of right femoral artery: a case report

 

Day 1 (district hospital)

Day 2 (emergency department)

Day 2 (ICU)

Day 3 (ICU)

RBC (× 1012/L, 4.3–5.8)

 

3.56

2.56

2.28

Hb (g/L, 130–175)

 

114

82

73

Platelets (× 109/L, 94–268)

 

78

35

19

WBC (× 109/L, 3.5–9.5)

5.75

7.40

4.36

3.44

Neutrophils (× 109/L, 1.8–6.3)

5.02

2.40

3.48

2.79

Lymphocyte (× 109/L, 0.8–4.0)

 

0.25

0.51

0.36

Procalcitonin (ng/mL, < 0.25)

 

> 100

> 100

> 100

CRP (mL/L, 0–8)

149

163

154

196

IL-6 (pg/mL, < 3.4)

> 5000

> 5000

> 5000

> 5000

PT (s, 9.4–13.8)

 

13.8

14.5

14.9

Fibrinogen (g/L, 2–4)

 

3.40

3.67

3.02

d-dimer (ug/L, 0–232)

 

10,931

8191

1252

R (min, 5–10)

  

8.7

12

K (min, 1–3)

  

2.8

2.3

MA (mm, 50–70)

  

56.2

58.3

CI (− 3 to 3)

  

− 3.5

− 5

LY30 (%, 0–8)

  

0

0.3

Total bilirubin (mg/dL, 0.1–1.4)

 

31.9

16.4

30.3

Direct bilirubin (mg/dL, 0–0.5)

 

14.4

7.9

17.7

Indirect bilirubin (mg/dL, 0–0.9)

 

17.5

8.5

12.6

Creatinine (µmol/L, 57–111)

 

205

120

83

Myohemoglobin (ug/L, 25–72)

 

> 3000

> 3000

> 3000

Creatine kinase (U/L, 38–174)

  

19,183

9220

BNP (pg/mL, < 100)

 

2907

3041

2568

Glucose (mmol/L)

  

9.8

8.9

pH, arterial

 

7.31

7.29

7.45

PO2/FiO2

 

312

306

331

Lactate (mmol/L, < 2 mmol/L)

 

3.1

4.9

3.8

  1. ICU intensive care unit, RBC red blood cell, Hb hemoglobin, WBC white blood cell, PT prothrombin time, CRP c-reactive protein, R coagulation response time, K the time required from the end point of R to reach the mark range of 20 mm, MA maximum amplitude, CI comprehensive clotting index, LY30 the rate at which the clot amplitude decreased within 30 min after the MA value was determined was measured, BNP brain natriuretic peptide