Comparison of thromboelastometry with procalcitonin, interleukin 6, and C-reactive protein as diagnostic tests for severe sepsis in critically ill adults

Table 2 Thromboelastometry values in patients with sepsis, postoperative patients, and probands

Thromboelastometry	Sepsis Mean [SEM] Median [quartiles]	Postoperative patients Mean [SEM] Median [quartiles]	Probands Mean [SEM] Median [quartiles]	Mann-Whitney test Sepsis vs. postop, Sepsis vs. probands Postop vs. probands
Lysis index %	97.0 ± 0.3 98.0[97.3-98.0]	92.0 ± 0.5 92.0 [90.0-95.0]	92.6 ± 0.7 93.0 [91.3-95.0]	< 0.001; < 0.001; 0.53
Clotting time Seconds	546 ± 30 513 [406-639]	434 ± 16 453 [386-485]	765 ± 33 774 [668-865]	0.012; < 0.001; < 0.001
Alpha-angle Degree	55.4 ± 1.5 56.0[ 48.0-65.0]	59.3 ± 1.5 62.0 [56.0-67.0]	48.4 ± 1.8 46.5 [43.2-54.0]	0.085, 0.003; < 0.001
Clot-formation time Seconds	229 ± 19 187 [136-271]	193 ± 17 166 [122-196]	259 ± 17 262 [206-303]	0.095; 0.01; < 0.001
Max. clot firmness mm	55.4 ± 1.5 54.5 [49.3-65.0]	55.8 ± 1.3 57.0 [50.0-62.0]	51.8 ± 1.0 52.0 [47.5-54.8]	0.858; 0.10; 0.032

Values are given as mean and standard error of the mean as well as median and 25^th and 75^th percentiles (quartiles). The Mann-Whitney test was used for statistical evaluation.

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