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Table 3 Conventional coagulation laboratory investigations

From: Influence of temperature on thromboelastometry and platelet aggregation in cardiac arrest patients undergoing targeted temperature management

Laboratory investigations (normal range)

Upon admission 40 (100)

On hypothermia 40 (100)

On normothermia 37 (100)

 Haemoglobin, mmol/l (8.3–10.5)

8.5 (5.7–10.7)

8.1(5.4–10.4)

7 (5.6–9.1)

 Platelet count, 10^9/l (145–350)

193 (121–482)

163 (98–399)

142 (57–281)

 White blood cell count, 10^9/l (3.5–10.0)

13.4 (4.9–44.6)

9.3 (2.9–22.0)

9.3 (5.2–18.1)

 Fibrinogen, functional, μmol/l (5.5–12.0)

6.7 (3.2–12.5)

9.2 (4.5–14.8)

13.3 (7.9–25.9)

 International normalised ratio (<1.2)

1.2 (<1– > 10)

1.1 (1.0–4.5)

1.2 (1.1–2.3)

 CRP, mg/ml (<8.0)

2.0 (<0.6–76.6)

57.0 (3.1–159.3)

136.7 (10.0–454.0)

 Ph (7.37–7.45)

7.26 (7.07–7.43)a

7.38 (7.18–7.47)

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 Lactate, mmol/l (0.5–2.5)

2.3 (0.4–12.6)a

1.4 (0.6–7.0)

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 Ca2+, mmol/l (1.18–1.32)

1.07 (0.94–1.41)a

1.17 (1.05–1.59

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  1. Characteristics of 40 patients treated with targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest. Results are presented as number of patients (%), or median (range)
  2. aUpon admission to the intensive care unit