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Table 5 Biochemical and haematological data

From: Experience with prolonged induced hypothermia in severe head injury

 

Day

 

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

n

43

43

43

36

33

30

25

20

17

17

16

pH

7.44 ± 0.07

7.52 ± 0.06

7.50 ± 0.06

7.52 ± 0.06

7.51 ± 0.05

7.50 ± 0.04

7.50 ± 0.07

7.49 ± 0.05

7.52 ± 0.04

7.50 ± 0.07

7.45 ± 0.06

Potassium (mmol/l)

3.9 ± 0.4

3.5 ± 0.7

4.0 ± 0.7

4.0 ± 0.4

3.8 ± 0.6

4.1 ± 0.6

4.0 ± 0.5

4.1 ± 0.6

4.3 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.6

4.1 ± 0.5

Platelets (× 100/mm3)

266 ± 241

236 ± 177

216 ± 93

199 ± 90

234 ± 177

161 ± 68

188 ± 142

170 ± 90

154 ± 78*

155 ± 78*

121 ± 94*

Total white cells(× 1000/mm3)

17.9 ± 6.2

15.4 ± 6.2

15.9 ± 7.2

13.0 ± 5.7

13.6 ± 5.2

10.3 ± 4.4

12.6 ± 6.2

11.3 ± 6.4

11.5 ± 4.5

12.7 ± 4.7

13.4 ± 4.9

  1. The day 0 column provides the test results on day of induction of hypothermia. Values are expressed as emans ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05, versus day 0.