Clinical Study

Suitability, Efficacy, and Safety of Vernakalant for New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Critically Ill Patients

Table 2

Laboratory values prior to treatment.

ParametersAll ( )Responders ( )Nonresponders ( ) value

Hematocrit—%27 (20–38)27 (20–38)27 (24–38)0.77
WBC ( /L)12 (2.0–35)12 (2.0–16)12 (6.2–35)0.60
Potassium—mmol/L4.9 (4.0–5.2)4.7 (4.3–5.2)4.9 (4.0–5.1)0.55
Magnesium—mmol/L0.94 (0.77–2.3)0.91 (0.77–1.6)1.03 (0.88–2.3)0.03
C-reactive protein—mg/L123 (2–312)122 (2–312)124 (30–309)0.79
Procalcitonin—ng/L1.1 (0.30–29)1.4 (0.50–29)0.97 (0.30–17)0.63
Creatine kinase—U/L269 (11–762)279 (11–762)204 (39–567)0.88
Troponin—ug/L0.40 (0.04–4.8)0.37 (0.04–4.8)0.41 (0.07–1.5)0.75
Creatinine—umol/L92 (48–535)92 (48–535)92 (55–534)0.88
Urea—mmol/L11 (3.4–25)8.8 (4.8–16)11 (3.4–25)0.18
Base excess−0.55 (−6.6–+6.3−0.55 (−2.7–+6.3)−0.35 (−6.6–+1.5)0.42
Bicarbonate—mmol/L24 (20–30)24 (22–30)25 (20–26)0.56

WBC: white blood cell count. Results are given as median (minimum–maximum). Groups were compared with the Mann-Whitney test.