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Table 1 Daily clinical data, laboratories and haemodynamic profiles

From: Severe orthostatic hypotension in otherwise uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax infection

Day of admission

Admission

Day 01

Day 02

Day 03

Day 04

Day 05

Day 06

Day 12

Position

Supine

Supine

Standing 3 min

Supine

Standing 3 min

Supine

Standing 3 min

Supine

Standing 3 min

Supine

Standing 3 min

Supine

Standing 3 min

Supine

Standing 3 min

Temperature (°C)

39.8

39.4

38

36.8

36.5

36.8

37

36.8

Malaria

 Microscopic exam (parasites/µL)

430

155

62

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

 PCR

Plasmodium vivax

N/A

N/A

N/A

Negative for malaria

N/A

N/A

N/A

 Norepinephrine dose (µg/kg/min)

0

0.13

0.08

0.04

0.03

–

–

–

Hemodynamic parameters

 IVC maximum (cm)

1.23

1.72

N/A

1.57

N/A

1.73

N/A

1.38

N/A

1.13

N/A

1.23

N/A

1.5

N/A

 IVC minimum (cm)

0.66

1.18

N/A

1.23

N/A

1.38

N/A

1.03

N/A

0.84

N/A

1.08

N/A

0.98

N/A

 IVC collapsibility (%)

46.34

31.39

N/A

21.7

N/A

20.23

N/A

25.36

N/A

25.66

N/A

12.2

N/A

34.67

N/A

 Stroke volume index (mL/m²)

36

46

27

54

32

46

29

45

25

44

30

42

40

37

39

 Cardiac index (L/min/m²)

2.7

3

1.9

3.2

2.3

3

2.4

3

2.3

3.4

2.6

3.2

3

2.5

2.8

Laboratories

 Hematocrit (%)

31.2

26.3

26.9

27.2

28.9

–

30

 Platelet (/µL)

74,000

68,000

117,000

158,000

213,000

–

240,000

 AST/ALT (U/L)

60/86

40/62

105/160

–

80/154

–

24/42

 Lactate (mmol/L)

1.8

1.3

0.99

–

–

–

–

 Intake/output

1,584/1,100

3248/1618

2761/3630

1593/2335

1387/1860

–

–

  1. PCR polymerase chain reaction, IVC inferior vena cava, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, N/A not available
  2. IVC collapsibility = (maximum diameter − minimum diameter)/(maximum diameter) × 100
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