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Table 1 Study population

From: Procalcitonin kinetics after burn injury and burn surgery in septic and non-septic patients – a retrospective observational study

Characteristics

No Sepsis

Sepsis#

p-value

Number of patients

85

60

 

Gender (male/female)

45/40

39/21

0.115

Age (years)$

56.49 (±18.15)

58.43(±21.89)

0.517

ABSI scorea

7.69 (±2.82)

9.17 (±2.20)

0.000*

TBSA (%)$

29.97 (±19.94)

34.6 (±17.26)

0.000*

Mortality (No/Yes)

84/1

24/36

0.004*

  1. *p-values < 0.05
  2. $Values are Median (Q1-Q3)
  3. #At least one day with sepsis in the first five days after burn episode
  4. aDescription in Annex I