APACHE II | < 10 | 10–19 | 20–29 | > 29 |
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PCT | 1.46 | 1.70 | 3.62* | 9.90* |
(μ g/l) | (0.57–2.35) | (0.67–2.67) | (1.60–9.44) | (4.34–23) |
CRP | 54.85 | 122 | 136 | 133 |
(mg/ml) | (52.4–49) | (82.3–174) | (94.3–194) | (94.3–190) |
n
| 2 | 54 | 193 | 133 |
- Indicated are median, 25/75 percentiles and 10/90 percentiles ofPCT concentrations obtained from 40 patients during a 15-day observationperiod. *P 0.0001, versus the preceding category(Mann-Whitney u-test);n, number of observations. CRP, C-reactivepeptide; APACHE, Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation.