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Table 3 Peak value for CRP, PCT, and BPW according to the group

From: Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on activated partial thromboplastin time waveform analysis, serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein concentrations

 

No SIRS (n = 16)

SIRS (n = 16)

P value

Peak CRP (mg/L)

199 (180-264)

240 (237-283)

0.09

Peak PCT (ng/L)

0.9 (0.5-2.2)

8.1 (2.0-21.3)

0.04

Peak BPW (%T/s)

0.10 (0.09-0.14)

0.29 (0.16-0.56)

0.03

 

SIRS group (n = 16)

 
 

SIRS (n = 11)

Sepsis (n = 5)

 

Peak CRP (mg/L)

239 (237-270)

270 (223-279)

0.37

Peak PCT (ng/L)

7.8 (1.9-17.5)

8.4 (7.5-32.2)

0.67

Peak BPW (%T/s)

0.19 (0.14-0.29)

0.57 (0.54-0.78)

0.003

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range).
  2. BPW = biphasic waveform; CRP = C-reactive protein; PCT = procalcitonin; SIRS = systemic inflammatory response syndrome.