From: Cortisol total/CRP ratio for the prediction of hospital-acquired pneumonia and initiation of corticosteroid therapy in traumatic brain-injured patients
Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
P value
Body temperature > 39.0 °C
0.25 [0.09–0.72]
0.010
Cortisoltotal/CRP > 3
2.50 [1.34–4.64]
0.004