Table 1 Summary of laboratory results
Postoperative day 2 | Postoperative day 3 | Postoperative day 4 | Postoperative days 5 and 6 | Postoperative day 10 | Postoperative day 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 5 | 9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
Platelet count (per liter) | 60 | 53 | 40 | 35 | 118 | 190 |
Reticulocyte count (%) | 4.5 | – | 5.8 | – | – | – |
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 106.5 | 96 | 112 | 117 | 29.5 | 24 |
Serum potassium | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
SGOT (U/L) | 79 | 84 | 104 | 111 | 88 | 77 |
SGPT (U/L) | 47 | 77 | 97 | 103 | 80 | 73 |
ALP (U/L) | 559 | – | 740 | – | – | – |
Serum bilirubin (mg/dl) | ||||||
Total | 11.4 | |||||
Direct | 7.6 | 13.6 | 15 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
Indirect | 3.8 | |||||
Prothrombin time (S) | 16 | 15 | 17.1 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
INR | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
CRP (mg/dl) | 96 | – | – | 105 | – | |
Serum total calcium (mmol/L) | 1.8 | – | – | – | 2.0 | – |
Serum LDH (U/L) | – | – | 1344 | 1490 | 310 | – |
Blood picture | – | – | – | Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and suggestive of TTP | Recovery phase of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia | – |
D-dimer (mg/dl) | – | – | – | 2.76 | 1.8 | |
Blood culture | – | – | – | No growth | – | – |
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy | – | No specific bleeding point seen. | – | – | – | – |
Brain CT scan | – | Normal | – | – | – | – |
Brain MRI scan | – | Normal | – | – | – | – |
Abdominal ultrasound scan | – | – | – | – | Liver is normal Mild ascites noted | – |