Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma-Induced Cardiogenic Shock Rescued by Preoperative Arterial Embolization

Table 1

The patient’s lab work-up evolution during the hospital stay.

	Admission Day -1 (Endocrinology Unit)	Day 0 (Cardiogenic Shock)	H+6 (After Embolization)	Day 2	Day 4 (Tumor Resection)	Postop Day 1
Hemoglobin (G/DL)	16	16.9	12	10.4	11	10.2
Leukocytes (E/MM^3)	8750	22210	9950	9220	8980	8020
Platelets (G/L)	687	512	373	316	270	294
PT	70	64	81	97	-	95
PTT	31.5	30/30	30	31	-	38.5
Glucose (G/L)	1.33		1.85
Albumin	49	41	38	32	31	29
Protein	82	67	63	60	52	53
Urea	0.35	0.59	0.25	0.16	0.08	0.07
Creatinine (MG/L)	7	9	7	5	5	5
CRP (MG/L)	1	3	18	45	78	125
Sodium (MMOL/L)	140	137	132	131	134	133
Potassium (MMOL/L)	4.4	5.5	4.6	3.3	2.9	4.5
Chloride	101	97	99	102	101	105
Calcium (MG/L)	106	89	96	-	79	85
Magnesium		24	21
Phosphorus	43					16
Alkaline Reserve	26	20	25	21	21	21
AST	63	174	180	78	53	49
ALT	54	362	502	351	177	138
CK		204
CK-MB		201
Troponin	-	1.96	1.1	0.73	0.46	0.18
PH		7.5
PACO2		30.2
HCO3-		23.6
PAO2		150
Arterial Lactate		1.25	0.43