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

Table 3 Conventional biomarkers of sepsis in patients with sepsis and postoperative patients

Biomarker	Sepsis Mean [SEM] Median [quartiles]	Postoperative patients Mean [SEM] Median [quartiles]	Reference values	Mann-Whitney test Sepsis vs. postop P value
Procalcitonin ng/ml	30.6 ± 8.7 5.5 [1.5-24.3]	2.5 ± 0.5 1.4 [0.4-3.3]	< 0.5 (probands)	< 0.001
Interleukin 6 pg/ml	1,054 ± 426 114 [36-592]	313 ± 40 188 [120-422]	0-3.4	0.108
C-reactive protein mg/dl	14.7 ± 1.3 13.6 [6.1-21.8]	12.5 ± 0.7 12.1 [8.9-16.2]	0-0.5	0.563

Reference values of the biomarker assays are given. 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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