Table 2

Vital Signs, Laboratory Results, and Treatments of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 (n=120)

nMedianIQR
Admission vital signs
 Temperature degrees Fahrenheit120100.103.35
 Heart rate (beats per minute)12099.0025.50
 Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)119130.0032.00
 Mean arterial pressure11992.0023.00
 Initial O2 saturation11890.0013.00
Admission laboratory results
 White cell count (×109/L)1207.6727.72
 Absolute lymphocyte count (×109/L)1206.007.95
 Sodium (mmol/L)120135.005.50
 Creatinine (mg/dL)1201.000.72
 Total Bilirubin, mg/dL1190.500.34
 Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)12078.0039.00
 Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)12050.0039.00
 Lactate (mmol/L)1141.801.40
 Basic natriuretic peptide (pg/mL)44546.301622.00
 Troponin (ng/mL)1080.020.02
 Troponin above 0.02, n (%)43.3%
 Procalcitonin (ng/mL)1060.360.78
 Hemoglobin (g/dL)12013.202.70
 Platelets (x109/L)119211.00129.00
 International normalized ratio (s)1021.000.10
 Prothrombin time (s)9910.901.50
 HbA1c (%)526.801.85
Admission studies
 Bilateral infiltrates on chest X-ray, n (%)10486.7%
 Chest CT scan obtained, n (%)2621.7%
 False-negative COVID-19 tests, n (%)65.0%
Highest value during hospitalization
 Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)113550.00292.00
 Ferritin (ng/mL)1121140.001433.00
 Triglycerides (mg/dL)83186.00184.00
 D-dimer (mg/L)1044.3012.12
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL)73633.00272.00
 Temperature peak degrees Fahrenheit117103.101.60
Lowest value during hospitalization
 pH nadir1157.210.27
 Lowest P/F ratio11573.0063.00
Hydroxychloroquine9478.3%
Azithromycin8369.2%
Remdesivir1714.2%
Tocilizumab4537.5%
Convalescent plasma108.3%
Pharmacological paralysis3529.2%
Proning2924.2%
Vasopressor requirement8974.2%
  • P/F, arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen.