Table 4 Changes in laboratory measurements for admissions with severe sepsis during the first 24 hours following admission to critical care, 1996 to 2004
|  | Lowest serum sodium (mmoll-1) | Lowest serum potassium (mmoll-1) | Highest serum creatinine (μmoll-1) | Highest serum urea (mmoll-1) | Lowest serum albumin (gl-1) | Highest serum glucose (mmoll-1) | Lowest haemoglobina (gdl-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 136 (132–139) | 3.7 (3.3–4.1) | 121 (84–203) | 10.2 (6.3–16.9) | 23 (18–29) | 9.0 (7.0–12.0) | 10.2 (8.8–11.6) |
1997 | 136 (132–139) | 3.7 (3.3–4.1) | 119 (83–203) | 10.1 (6.3–17.1) | 22 (17–28) | 9.0 (7.0–12.0) | 10.0 (8.8–11.5) |
1998 | 136 (133–139) | 3.7 (3.3–4.1) | 118 (82–197) | 9.9 (6.0–16.8) | 21 (16–27) | 8.9 (7.0–11.9) | 10.0 (8.7–11.4) |
1999 | 136 (133–139) | 3.7 (3.3–4.1) | 115 (80–191) | 9.9 (6.0–16.7) | 19 (15–25) | 8.9 (7.0–11.9) | 9.9 (8.6–11.3) |
2000 | 136 (133–140) | 3.7 (3.4–4.1) | 116 (81–197) | 10.0 (6.1–17.1) | 19 (14–25) | 8.8 (7.0–11.5) | 9.7 (8.5–11.1) |
2001 | 137 (133–140) | 3.8 (3.4–4.2) | 116 (79–195) | 10.0 (6.1–16.8) | 19 (14–25) | 8.6 (6.9–11.3) | 9.8 (8.5–11.3) |
2002 | 137 (133–140) | 3.8 (3.4–4.2) | 113 (80–189) | 10.0 (6.0–16.8) | 19 (14–25) | 8.6 (6.9–11.2) | 9.6 (8.3–11.1) |
2003 | 137 (133–140) | 3.8 (3.4–4.2) | 114 (79–194) | 10.0 (6.0–16.8) | 19 (14–25) | 8.5 (6.8–11.0) | 9.5 (8.3–11.0) |
2004 | 137 (133–140) | 3.8 (3.4–4.2) | 116 (79–194) | 9.8 (5.9–16.5) | 19 (14–25) | 8.5 (6.8–10.8) | 9.6 (8.3–11.1) |
Totalb | 136 (133–140) | 3.8 (3.4–4.2) | 116 (80–194) | 10.0 (6.1–16.8) | 20 (15–25) | 8.7 (6.9–11.4) | 9.7 (8.5–11.2) |