Case Report

Lung Abscess with a Refractory Bronchopleural Fistula Saved from Potentially Fatal Sepsis by Omentoplasty and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Table 1

Laboratory values at admission.

ItemResult

White blood cells (×103/μl)9.6
Red blood cells (×106/μl)3.61
Hematocrit (%)38.2
Platelet (×103/μl)335
International normalized ratio of prothrombin time1.24
D-dimer (μg/ml)23.02
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)1.5
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)282
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)129
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)450
Sodium (mmol/L)142
Chloride (mmol/L)103
Potassium ((mmol/L))3.7
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)21.4
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.84
Albumin (U/L)1.5
Lactate (mmol/L)11.8
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)11.1
PCT (ng/mL)0.64