Outcome of Critically Ill Patients with Testicular Cancer

Table 3

Laboratory parameters according to hospital mortality.

Variable	All patients; ()	Survivor; ()	Nonsurvivor; ()
Hemoglobin, g/dl, mean ± SD				0.001
White blood cells count, 10^3 cells/mm^3				0.065
Neutrophils, 10^3 cells/mm^3	10.5 (6.15–14.5)	9.45 (5.3–11.7)	11.25 (7.8–16.9)	0.087
Lymphocytes, 10^3 cells/mm^3	0.7 (0.4–1.2)	0.75 (0.5–1.0)	0.55 (0.3–1.6)	0.672
Platelets, 10^3 cells/mm^3	187.5			0.552
Serum creatinine, mg/dL	0.9 (0.7–1.6)	0.88 (0.7–1.3)	1.1 (0.7–1.8)	0.310
Glucose, mg/dL				0.672
Uric acid, mg/dL				0.276
Serum electrolytes
Sodium, mEq/L				0.588
Potassium, mEq/dL				0.029
Chlorine, mEq/dL				0.998
Magnesium, mg/dL				0.025
Phosphorus, mg/dL	4.2 (3.6–5.2)	4.1 (3.1–4.6)	4.4 (3.7–6.2)	0.073
Ionized calcium, mmol/L	0.8 (0.7–1)	0.8 (0.7–1)	0.8 (0.8–1)	0.794
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	1.1 (0.7–2.1)	0.8 (0.6–1.8)	1.5 (0.9–2.9)	0.013
Albumin, g/dL	2.1 (1.6–2.8)	2.5 (1.9–3.1)	1.8 (1.5–2.4)	0.002
Lactate, mmol/L
ICU admission	2 (1.4–3.5)	2.3 (1.4–3.4)	1.7 (1.5–3.6)	0.772
Stay in ICU	1.5 (1.1–2)	1.4 (0.9–1.9)	1.9 (1.3–2)	0.038

ICU, intensive care unit.