Multi-organ dysfunction | p | |||||
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Present (n = 22) | Absent (n = 6) | |||||
CPK, creatinine phosphokinase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; WBC, white blood cells. | ||||||
CPK (>1000 U/l) | 17 (n = 19) | 2 (n = 6) | 0.005 | |||
Metabolic acidosis | 14 (n = 16) | 1 (n = 5) | 0.011 | |||
Elevated liver enzymes (AST/ALT >twice normal) | 11 (n = 13) | 1 (n = 5) | 0.022 | |||
Elevated LDH (>500 U/l) | 7 (n = 8) | 2 (n = 3) | 0.425 | |||
Leukocytosis (WBC >11 000/mm3) | 13 (n = 18) | 3 (n = 6) | 0.317 |