Table 2 Statistical analysis of PCT kinetics in the first five days after burn injury in septic and non-septic patients
Sepsis | Statistic | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | n | 64 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 62 | |
Median [IQR] | 0.215 [0.090–0.578] | 0.205 [0.09–0.723] | 0.210 [0.08–0.668] | 0.215 [0.102–0.695] | 0.213 [0.118–0.618] | 0.557 | |
n | 50 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 52 | ||
Yes | Median [IQR] | 1.085 [0.188–5.440] | 1.650 [0.235–4.010] | 1.130 [0.335–2.920] | 1.060 [0.355–2.927] | 0.725 [0.340–2.105] | 0.288 |
p-value** | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |