11 August 2024 : Clinical Research
A Retrospctive Study of 377 Patients Admitted as an Emergency with Crush Syndrome After the Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes
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1ABCDEFG*, Fatma Elmas Akgün 1BDFG, Reyhan İrem Mutlu 1BFG, Merve Unutmaz 1BFG, Melih Çamcı 2BFG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945100
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945100
Table 7 The relationship between laboratory parameters and being trapped under debris for more than 24 hours.
| Less than 24 hours n=262Median (min-max) | More than 24 hours n=115Median (min-max) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Duration of being trapped under debris (hours) | 31 (2–86) | 33 (4–89) | 0.244 |
| Hospitalization duration (days) | 27.5 (0–68) | 45 (1–68) | 0.010 |
| Mean arterial blood pressure (mmHg) | 86 (50–140) | 86 (57–141) | 0.324 |
| Blood gas | |||
| pH | 7.42 (6.58–7.89) | 7.45 (6.9–7.6) | <0.001 |
| HCO3 (mmol/L) | 24 (2.54–34) | 25.5 (6.6–34.9) | 0.007 |
| Base defisite (mEq/L) | 0 (−26–10) | 2 (−24–11.9) | <0.001 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 1.63 (0.33–20.4) | 1.78 (0.73–13) | 0.115 |
| Biochemical results | |||
| Creatine kinase (IU/L) | 4,950 (14–360,663) | 4,436 (49–210,621) | 0.557 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.68 (0–8.43) | 0.53 (0–20.0) | <0.001 |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 36 (4–765) | 30 (2–394) | 0.021 |
| AST (U/L) | 205 (12–5,373) | 241 (11–10,595) | 0.286 |
| ALT (U/L) | 108 (9–3,208) | 123 (14–3,482) | 0.112 |
| LDH (U/L) | 629 (204–12,723) | 620 (145–7,804) | 0.544 |
| K (mEq/L) | 4.2 (2.7–8.2) | 4.1 (2.5–8.9) | 0.098 |
| Na (mEq/L) | 138 (118–1,427) | 137 (126–159) | 0.708 |
| Ca (mg/dL) | 8.3 (1.3–10) | 8.3 (5.8–9.6) | 0.183 |
| P (mg/dL) | 3.7 (1.4–19.6) | 3.4 (1–17.8) | 0.001 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) | |||
| Hb (g/L) | 11.5 (4.5–21.9) | 11.3 (7.4–18.6) | 0.789 |
| Wbc (×10/L) | 10.75 (1.2–46.3) | 13.48 (6.2–173) | <0.001 |
| Plt (×10/L) | 252 (9.4–1,095) | 282 (55–2,246) | 0.018 |
| * Mann-Whitney U Test; min – minimum; max – maximum. | |||