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Table 1 Results of arterial blood gas and laboratory blood tests

From: Neonatal cardiac tamponade, a life-threatening complication secondary to peripherally inserted central catheter: a case report

Factors

Before pericardiocentesis (range)

After pericardiocentesis (range)

Arterial blood gas results

 pH

6.8

7.37

 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PmmHg)

24

34

 Partial pressure of oxygen (mmHg)

55

106

 O2 saturation (%)

–

98

 HCO3 (meq/L)

–

19.7

 Base excess (mEq/L)

–

− 50

Blood tests

 Hemoglobin (g/dL)

13

 

 Hematocrit (%)

42.7

 

 Platelet (cells/mcL)

150,000

 

 Mean corpuscular volume (fL)

122.3

 

 Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (pg)

37.2

 

 Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (g/dL)

30.4

 

 White blood cells (cells/mcL)

14,200

 

 Neutrophils (cells/mcL)

42

 

 Eosinophils (cells/mcL)

3

 

 Monocytes (cells/mcL)

5

 

 Lymphocytes (cells/mcL)

50

 

 Creatinine (mg/mL)

0.7

 

 Natrium (mmol/L)

139

 

 Calcium (mg/dL)

9

 

 Potassium (mmol/L)

5.2

 

 Magnesium (mEq/L)

2.3

 

 C-reactive protein (mg/L)

1

 

 Blood sugar (mg/dl)

850

131

 Throxine (pmol/L)

9.3

 

 Thyroid-stimulating hormone (mlU/L)

0.6

 

 Free thyroxine (pmol/L)

0.9

 

 Blood culture

Negative

Negative