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Table 1 Summary of laboratory investigations of the case of sudden cardiac arrest managed at Wollega University Referral Hospital, 2021

From: Hypoglycemia as a cause of sudden cardiac arrest during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia: a case report and review of the literature

Time of investigation

Type of laboratory test

Result of the test

At admission

Blood group

0+

CBC

White blood cell count = 9000 cells/μL;

Red blood cell count = 4.1 million cells/μL

Hematocrit = 36%;

Platelet count = 153,000 cells/μL

Urinalysis

Nonrevealing

VDRL

Nonreactive

HBsAg

Nonreactive

ELISA for HIV

Nonreactive

Obstetrics ultrasound

Gestational age of 39 weeks, estimated fetal weight=  3100 grams, and fundal placenta

Intraoperative

RBGa

60 mg

After operation

Hematocrit

33%

Serum electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium, chlorine, and calcium)

Sodium = 138 mmol/L

Potassium = 4.1 mmol/L

Magnesium = 0.96 mmol/L

Chlorine = 99.7 mmol/L

Calcium = 0.65 mmol/L

Echocardiography index

Normal finding

Electrocardiography index

Normal finding

  1. aDone from blood sample taken at admission
  2. CBC Complete blood count, VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, HBsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen, ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, HIV Human immunodeficiency virus, RBG Random blood glucose