Refractory Spontaneous Bacterial Empyema in Cirrhotic Patient

Table 1

Laboratory results.

		Normal range
White blood cell count	23.8 k/uL	4.8–10.8 k/uL
Red blood cell count	3.97 m/uL	4.7–6.10 m/uL
Hemoglobin	12.7 g/dL	12.0–18.0 g/dL
Hematocrit	38.5%	42.0–52.0%
Mean corpuscular volume	97.0 fL	80–94 fL
Platelet estimate	Normal	130–400 k/uL
Total bilirubin	14.9 mg/dL	0.1–1.3 mg/dL
Aspartate aminotransferase	38 mg/dL	12–45 IU/L
Alanine aminotransferase	34 mg/dL	2–40 IU/L
Alkaline phosphatase	161 IU/L	41–133 IU/L
Total protein	6.7 g/dL	6.0–8.0 g/dL
Albumin	1.8 g/dL	3.5–4.8 g/dL
Lipase	61 U/L	22–50 IU/L