Relevant clinical characteristics on admission and at discharge
| Vital signs | Reference values | On admission | At discharge |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) | <125/85 | 180/90 | 120/70 |
| Heart rate (beats per minute) | 60–100 | 100 | 89 |
| Respiratory rate (breaths per minute) | 15–20 | 20 | 16 |
| Peripheric oxygen saturation (%) | 96–100 | 99 (ambient air) | 99 (ambient air) |
| Body temperature (°C) | 36.0–37.0 | 37.9 | 36.5 |
| Laboratory tests | |||
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | 132–173 | 124 | 117 |
| Leucocytes (×109/L) | 4.0–10.0 | 8.7 | 6.3 |
| Lymphocytes (×109/L) | 1.5–4.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio | 1.0–3.0 | 7.7 | 1.8 |
| Platelets (×109/L) | 150–450 | 294 | 358 |
| LDH (IU/L) | 125–220 | 178 | NA |
| C reactive protein (mg/L) | <5.0 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| Procalcitonin (µg/L) | <0.5 | 0.1 | NA |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | 64.5–104.3 | 384.5 | 281.1 |
| eGFR (mL/s/m2) | 1.5–2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Serum potassium (mmol/L) | 3.5–5.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| Serum sodium (mmol/L) | 135–153 | 138 | 140 |
| Serum chloride (mmol/L) | 94–110 | 108 | 100 |
| Serum calcium (mmol/L) | 2.15–2.57 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | <5.18 | 6.8 | NA |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | <2.6 | 5.1 | NA |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | <1.7 | 1.5 | NA |
| ALT (IU/L) | 11–34 | 11 | 15 |
| AST (IU/L) | 11–39 | 20 | 25 |
| GGT (IU/L) | 11–53 | 16 | 15 |
| Total bilirubin (µmol/L) | 3.4–18.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| INR | 0.9–1.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fasting serum glucose (mmol/L) | 4.2–6.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Urine albumin/creatinine (mg/mmol) | 0.0–2.9 | 482.8 | NA |
| Serum albumin (g/L) | 35–52 | 25 | 34 |
| Arterial blood gas analysis | |||
| pH | 7.32–7.42 | 7.33 | 7.39 |
| pO2 (kPa) | 11.0–14.4 | 10.6 | 11.3 |
| pCO2 (kPa) | 4.3–6.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| HCO3 − (mmol/L) | 22–29 | 18 | 23 |
| pO2/FiO2 | >350 | 380 | 404 |
| Lactate (mmol/L) | 0.6–2.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; HCO3‾, bicarbonate; INR, international normalised ratio; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NA, not assessed; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide; pO2, partial pressure of oxygen.