Table 3 Coagulation, inflammatory and ventilatory parameters of three patients who underwent autopsy.

From: Evidence for a thromboembolic pathogenesis of lung cavitations in severely ill COVID-19 patients

Patient

1

2

3

Prothrombin time (70–130%)

69

50

71

INR (0.9–1.25)

1.2

2

1.2

PTT (26–40 s)

46

64

38

Fibrinogen (1.6–4 g/l)

5.36

6.2

5.2

D-dimers (< 0.5 mg/l)

13.1

6.6

3.0

Procalcitonin (0.5 µg/l)

0.6

1.8

0.2

CRP (< 0.5 mg/l)

157

255

133

IL-6 (< 7 ng/l)

142

224

104

Ferritin (30–400 µg/l)

2633

4078

1490

EXTEM MCF (mm)

58

78

78

PEEP (mmHg)

17

18

16

PIP (mmHg)

35

41

31

deltaP (mmHg)

18

23

15

  1. PEEP, positive endexspirarory pressure, PIP, Peak inspiratory pressure, deltaP, driving pressure, CRP, C-reactive-protein, IL-6, Interleukin-6, INR, International normalized ratio, PTT Partial Thromboplastin Time.