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Table 2 Laboratory tests and vitals at ICU discharge and at hospital discharge

From: Functional status of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 survivors at ICU and hospital discharge

 

ICU discharge

Hospital discharge

p value

Laboratory tests

Alanine aminotransferase, U/L

91.9 (15.34)

61.6 (6.25)

0.07

Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L

62.3 (12.72)

32.7 (2.33)

0.03a

Bicarbonate, mEq/L

23.9 (0.32)

23.15 (0.26)

0.07

C-reactive protein, mg/L

4.62 (0.59)

1.60 (0.20)

1E−06a

Creatinine, mg/dL

0.98 (0.10)

0.95 (0.11)

0.80

D-dimer, nmol/L

1307 (128)

940 (90)

0.003a

Ferritin, μg/L

1141 (121)

686 (51.5)

1E−05a

Hematocrit, %

33 (0.55)

33 (0.49)

0.36

Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L

405 (19)

300 (9.41)

3.8E−06a

Lymphocytes, %

12 (0.86)

20 (0.97)

1E−08a

Procalcitonin, ng/mL

0.37 (0.06)

0.15 (0.02)

5E−04a

Sodium, mEq/L

143 (0.45)

140 (0.37)

3E−08a

White blood cells, G/L

12 (0.38)

9.5 (0.34)

3.6E−07a

Vitals

SpO2 , %b

97 (0.16)

96 (0.16)

3.2E−08a

Heart rate, bpm

90 (1.45)

88 (1.16)

0.15

Respiration rate, rate/min

22 (0.41)

19 (0.28)

1.7E−10a

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

135 (1.70)

122 (1.42)

3.3E−10a

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

72 (0.82)

72 (0.78)

0.57

Temperature, oC

37 (0.37)

37 (0.02)

0.21

Functional scores

   

Mental Status Score

2.33 (0.09)

2.85 (0.05)

1.4E−09a

ICU Mobility Scale

1.20 (0.17)

5.78 (0.26)

7.8E−34a

Barthel Index Score

10.25 (1.29)

38.21 (2.06)

9.37E–24a

  1. aStatistical significance. Values in parentheses are SEM
  2. bSpO2 is not reliable because of the missing FiO2 data which were not reliably recorded at ICU and hospital discharge