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Table 2 Laboratory data and ventilator parameters during the study period

From: Comparison of targeted next-generation sequencing and metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the identification of pathogens in pneumonia after congenital heart surgery: a comparative diagnostic accuracy study

Variable

Patients (n = 91)

WBC (109/L)

12.6 (6.8, 18.8)

Percentage of neutrophils (%)

69.5 (60.1, 81.5)

Hb (g/dL)

11.2 (9.8–13.5)

PLT (109/L)

210 (155–420)

CRP (mg/L)

25.7 (15.6, 52.8)

PCT (ng/mL)

7.0 (2.9, 15.8)

Scr (mmol/L)

70 (58, 170)

ALT (IU/L)

35 (25, 58)

NT-proBNP (pg/ml)

952 (520, 3020)

Lactate, (mmol/l)

1.5 (1.1, 2.7)

FiO2

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

PEEP

5 (4, 8)

MAP

7 (5, 13)

Tidal Volume (mL/kg)

8 (6, 10)

OI at inclusion

9 (6, 15)

  1. Abbreviations: WBC, White blood cell; CRP, C-reactive protein; PCT, Procalcitonin; Scr, Serum creatinine; ALT, Alanine aminotransferase; NT-proBNP, N-terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide; FiO2, Fraction of inspiration oxygen; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; MAP, mean airway pressure; OI, Oxygenation Index
  2. The hospital reference ranges: WBC (109/L): 4.5–9.5; Percentage of neutrophils (%): 45–75, CRP (mg/L): 0–10; PCT (ng/mL): < 0.05, Scr (mmol/L):13–33, ALT (IU/L): 20–40; Lactate, (mmol/l):0.1-1; NT-proBNP (pg/ml): 0-125
  3. The measured data of patients’ physiological indicators in the above table were shown by median (interquartile range)
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

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