Table 3 Comparison of laboratory data, at hospital admission, between survivors and non-survivors patients with visceral leishmaniasis

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

6.5 ± 1.8

7.5 ± 1.5

< 0.001

Hematocrit (%)

20.4 ± 5.0

23.1 ± 4.6

0.002

Leukocytes (/mm³)

3904 (900–16,800)

3688 (300–11,000)

0.01

Platelets (10³/mm³)

32.0 ± 28.6

84.0 ± 62.1

0.017

Urea (mg/dL)

57.1 ± 37.9

51.8 ± 38.9

0.469

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.07 ± 0.47

1.15 ± 1.13

0.750

Sodium (mEq/L)

130.6 ± 5.4

133.2 ± 4.2

0.005

Potassium (mEq/L)

4.2 ± 0.8

4.0 ± 0.6

0.297

Albumin (g/dL)

2.04 ± 0.74

2.70 ± 0.79

< 0.001

Globulins (g/dL)

4.26 ± 1.26

4.32 ± 1.65

0.915

AST (U/L)

295 (12–2161)

104 (13–1165)

0.039

ALT (U/L)

192 (5–1071)

78 (4–603)

0.065

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

7.0 (1.0–22.3)

1.3 (0.04–21.1)

< 0.001

Direct Bilirubin (mg/dL)

5.4 (0.66–17.79)

0.9 (0.07–16.7)

< 0.001

Indirect Bilirubin (mg/dL)

1.6 (0.08–7.0)

0.4 (0.06–4.4)

0.04

Arterial pH

7.34 ± 0.14

7.44 ± 0.06

0.059

HCO₃ (mEq/L)

16.7 ± 7.1

20.7 ± 6.5

0.178

PCO₂ (mmHg)

36.7 ± 10.1

31.6 ± 6.2

0.044