Table 2 Induction of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) according to the region of injury, defined by the Injury Severity Score
Region of injury | Number of patients with injury in this region |  | Median (10th–90th percentiles) | P (exact significance, two-tailed) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Injury in the respective region | No injury in the respective region | Â |
Head | 67/90 | PCT(ng/ml) | 1.3 (0.1–6.68) | 0.9 (0.1–5.2) | 0.562 |
|  |  | CRP(mg/l) | 115 (37–197) | 121 (54–220) | 0.762 |
Face | 47/90 | PCT(ng/ml) | 1.0 (0.1–7.89) | 1.4 (0.1–5.4) | 0.976 |
|  |  | CRP(mg/l) | 109 (19–206) | 121 (56–193) | 0.621 |
Thorax | 72/90 | PCT(ng/ml) | 1.31 (0.1–6.4) | 0.75 (0.1–5.0) | 0.121 |
|  |  | CRP(mg/l) | 115 (32–194) | 136 (72–222) | 0.189 |
Abdomen | 44/90 | PCT(ng/ml) | 2.32 (0.1–12) | 0.67 (0.1–5.0) | 0.004 |
|  |  | CRP(mg/l) | 136 (41–217) | 107 (36–173) | 0.080 |
Extremities | 71/90 | PCT(ng/ml) | 1.3 (0.1–6.46) | 0.85 (0.1–5.0) | 0.573 |
|  |  | CRP(mg/l) | 120 (48–186) | 97 (11–226) | 0.358 |
Surface | 45/90 | PCT(ng/ml) | 1.03 (0.1–6.0) | 1.56 (0.1–7.0) | 0.792 |
|  |  | CRP(mg/l) | 120 (43–178) | 120 (14–220) | 0.584 |