Case Report
Development of Compartment Syndrome after Radial Artery Puncture in a Patient with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure due to COVID-19
| | | Lab value | Normal range |
| | Arterial pH | 7.44 | 7.35–7.45 | | Arterial pCO2 | 41 mmHg | 35–45 mmHg | | Arterial pO2 (on high-flow nasal cannula 100% FiO2 40L flow) | 87 mmHg | 80–90 mmHg | | Hemoglobin | 12 g/dL | 13.7–17.5 g/dL | | White blood cell count, differential | 44,700/μL
90% neutrophils
6% bands
1% monocytes
2% eosinophils | 3,500–10,500/μL | | Platelet count | 293,000/mm3 | 150,000–450,000/mm3 | | INR | 1.4 | | | PTT | 121 seconds (while on IV heparin) | 22.5–36.0 seconds | | D-Dimer | 0.86 mg/L | <0.50 mg/L FEU | | Total protein | 6 g/dL | 6.0–8.3 g/dL | | Albumin | 2.6 g/dL | 3.5–5.0 g/dL | | Total bilirubin | 0.4 mg/dL | 0.2–1.2 mg/dL | | ALP (alkaline phosphatase) | 173 U/L | 40–150 U/L | | AST | 43 U/L | 5–34 U/L | | ALT | 57 U/L | 6–55 U/L | | Lactate (arterial) | 2 mmol/L | 0.5–2.2 mmol/L | | CK | 36 U/L | 29–200 U/L | | CRP | 0.83 mg/dL | <0.5 mg/dL | | LDH | 417 U/L | 125–220 U/L | | Blood cultures on admission | No growth | No growth | | Sputum culture on admission | No growth | No growth |
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