Table 1 Summary of clinical studies on cardiac troponin levels in patients with sepsis and septic shock
From: Bench-to-bedside review: Significance and interpretation of elevated troponin in septic patients
Authors | Year | Troponins | Cut-off (μg/l) | Range (μg/l) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spies et al. [5] | 1998 | cTnT | 0.2 | 0.04–3.3 |
Fernandes et al. [34] | 1999 | cTnI | 0.6 | Â |
Turner et al. [39] | 1999 | cTnI | 0.4 | 2.4 (median) |
Arlati et al. [32] | 2000 | cTnI | 0.5 | 0.5–11.2 |
Ver Elst et al. [37] | 2000 | cTnI | 0.4 | 0.8–6.8 |
|  |  | cTnT | 0.1 | 0.2–1.5 |
Ammann et al. [31] | 2001 | cTnI | 0.1 | 0.2–15.4 |
Ammann et al. [19] | 2003 | cTnI | 0.1 | Â |
| Â | Â | cTnT | 0.1 | Â |
Mehta et al. [36] | 2004 | cTnI | 1.0 | 1–10.8 |