Table 1 Characteristics of the 132 patients included in the analysis
From: In critically ill patients the procalcitonin level can be misleading
Number of patients (n) | 132 |
Age (years)a | 65.3 ± 1.3 (22.7 to 96.0) |
Male (%) | 64.4 |
Survival (%) | 74.2 |
PCT analysis at presentation performed (n) | 110 |
Number of patients with PCT <0.5 ng/ml (n (%)) | 34 (25.8) |
Number of patients with PCT 0.5 to 2.0 ng/ml (n (%)) | 21 (21.2) |
Number of patients with PCT 2.0 to 10.0 ng/ml (n (%)) | 27 (20.5) |
Number of patients with PCT >10.0 ng/ml (n (%)) | 28 (21.2) |
Number of blood cultures conducted (% positive findings) | 127 (30.3) |
Number of sputum cultures conducted (% positive findings) | 24 (33.3) |
Number of urine cultures conducted (% positive findings) | 79 (25.3) |
Number of pus cultures conducted (% positive findings) | 26 (65.4) |