Case Reports in Nephrology / 2021 / Article / Tab 4 / Case Series
Targeting Cytokine Storm in COVID-19: A Role of Online Hemodiafiltration with Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients—A Report of 10 Cases Table 4 Laboratory data at diagnosis according to vital status.
All patients (n = 10) Death patients (n = 3) Survivors (n = 7) valueHemoglobin (g/dL) 10.7 [10.5–11.9] 10.6 [8.3–11.9] 10.8 [10.5–13.8] 0.49 ALT (UI/L) 12.5 [10.0–15.0] 13.0 [10.0–170] 12.0 [10.0–15.0] 0.56 AST (UI/L) 18 [14 –22 ] 16 [14 –17 , 23 ] 28 [23–2064] 0.02 NT-proBNP (pg/dL) 3926 [3200–9145] 9145 [2500–10023] 3900 [3200–4760] 0.57 Troponin (g/l) 60 [48.7–80.9] 80.9 [56.1–81.0]] 60.0 [44–60.7] 0.3 GGT (UI/L) 23.0 [15.0–38.0] 30.0 [17.0–38.0] 18.0 [14.0–38.0] 0.49 D-dimer (ng/dL) 1489 [780–2476] 1753 [426–1982] 1225 [780–3302] 0.73 CPK (UI/L) 59 [31–81] 81.0 [23.0–780] 58 [31–80] 0.43 Fibrinogen (mgl/dl) 529 [328–610] 531 [275–651] 528 [328–610] 0.91 IL-6 (pg/ml) 36.0 [28.4–70.3] 41.4 [31.8–95.4] 31.1 [21.3–70.3] 0.31 WBC (103 /μ L) 4.8 [4.5–6.9] 5.4 [4.5–9.5] 4.8 [4.3–6.9] 0.31 MLR 2.3 [1.7–3.5] 2.5 [1.4–55.3] 2.0 [1.7–3.5] 0.91 NLR 3.1 [2.6–7.5] 2.7 [2.6–6.5] 3.3 [2.5–9.4] 0.57 LCR 1.7 [0.4–1.9] 0.4 [0.3–0.6] 1.8 [1.6–2.1] 0.09 Ferritin (ng/mL) 1020 [601–1952] 1062 [978–19083] 915 [336–1952] 0.31 PCT (mg/dL) 0.54 [0.37–0.75] 0.54 [0.33–100] 0.53 [0.37–0.75] 0.91 CRP (mg/dL) 1.5 [0.5–4.3] 1.7 [1.7–7.9] 0.8 [0.3–4.3] 0.21
∗ Mann–Whitney U . ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; NT-proBNP: NT-proB-type natriuretic peptide; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; CPK: creatine phosphokinase; IL-6: interleukin 6; WBC: white blood cell; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; LCR: lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio; MLR: monocyte-lymphocyte ratio; PCT: procalcitonin; CRP: C-reactive protein.