Table 2 Laboratory investigations of 15 patients with iliopsoas abscess associated with cardiovascular disorders
|  | Clinical outcome | Total (n = 15; mean ± SD) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive (n = 9; mean ± SD) | Death (n = 6; mean ± SD) | ||||||
White blood cells (× 103/mm3)# | 14.1 | ±5.5 | 16.8 | ±9.1 | 15.2 | ±7.0 | 0.906 |
Neutrophils (%)# | 84.3 | ±10.5 | 81.9 | ±13.5 | 83.3 | ±11.4 | 0.860 |
Band (%)# | 2.6 | ±5.1 | 0.8 | ±1.6 | 1.9 | ±4.1 | 0.880 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl)# | 10.9 | ±2.2 | 11.1 | ±3.1 | 11.0 | ±2.5 | 0.860 |
Thrombocytes (×103/mm3)# | 241.4 | ±191.8 | 188.0 | ±114.5 | 220.1 | ±162.6 | 0.480 |
Albumin (g/dl)# | 2.9 | ±0.5 | 2.2 | ±0.3 | 2.6 | ±0.6 | 0.009** |
Alkaline phosphatase (U/l)# | 189.0 | ±83.3 | 281.7 | ±195.2 | 226.1 | ±140.7 | 0.316 |
Glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (U/l)# | 38.7 | ±27.8 | 32.8 | ±14.5 | 36.6 | ±23.4 | 0.640 |
Glutamic pyruvic transaminase (U/l)# | 45.2 | ±33.4 | 38.5 | ±18.7 | 42.5 | ±27.8 | 0.953 |
Lactic dehydrogenase (U/l)# | 260.4 | ±87.0 | 246.2 | ±117.3 | 255.4 | ±94.6 | 0.739 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dl)# | 19.2 | ±9.7 | 15.5 | ±5.4 | 17.7 | ±8.2 | 0.409 |
Glucose (mg/dl)# | 192.0 | ±85.6 | 223.0 | ±126.5 | 204.4 | ±100.8 | 1.000 |
Lactate (mg/dl)# | 26.2 | ±25.4 | 38.4 | ±45.4 | 30.9 | ±33.2 | 0.558 |
Sodium (mEq/l)# | 132.6 | ±2.6 | 128.8 | ±3.6 | 131.1 | ±3.5 | 0.032* |
Potassium (mEq/l)# | 4.0 | ±0.4 | 4.7 | ±0.9 | 4.3 | ±0.7 | 0.058 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)# | 44.0 | ±59.2 | 23.8 | ±9.2 | 35.9 | ±46.2 | 0.953 |
Creatinine (mg/dl)# | 2.1 | ±2.3 | 1.4 | ±0.4 | 1.8 | ±1.8 | 0.723 |
pH# | 7.4 | ±0.1 | 7.5 | ±0.1 | 7.4 | ±0.1 | 0.637 |
PaCO2 (mmHg)# | 35.1 | ±9.7 | 32.8 | ±8.5 | 34.2 | ±9.0 | 0.637 |
HCO3− (mEq/l)# | 22.4 | ±6.1 | 22.8 | ±7.0 | 22.6 | ±6.2 | 0.814 |