Periaortic Abscess following DeBakey Type-1 Aortic Dissection Repair with Dacron Graft—Early Diagnosis and Management

Table 1

Laboratory test	Levels	Reference range
White blood cells (WBCs)	4.1 K/CMM	4.5-11.0 K/CMM
Red blood cells (RBCs)	3.77 K/CMM	4.5-6.0 K/CMM
Hemoglobin	10.9 g/dL	13.5 to 17.5 g/dL
Lactic acid	0.9 mmol/L	0.5-2.2 mmol/L
Serum sodium	105 mEq/L	135–145 mEq/L
Serum chloride	74 mEq/L	99-109 mEq/L
Serum osmolality	234 mosm/kg	275–295 mosm/kg
Serum creatinine	0.69 mg/dL	0.40-1.10 mg/dL
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)	10 mg/dL	5-21 mg/dL
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)	0.86 mcIU/mL	0.5-5.0 mcIU/mL
C-reactive protein (CRP)	60.5 mg/L	<7 mg/L
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)	40 mm/hr