Critical Care Research and Practice

Clinical Study

Assessment of Procalcitonin to Predict Outcome in Hypothermia-Treated Patients after Cardiac Arrest

Table 2

Biological parameters at 48 h after CA.
Good outcome ( )Bad outcome ( )P
PCT (ng/mL)0.27 (0–0.72)3.7 (0.84–31.65)<0.001
CRP (mg/L)94 (79–157)139 (107–175)0.12
WBC (cells/mm3)9530 (7235–12935)12460 (9450–17550)0.18
PCT procalcitonin; CRP C-reactive protein; WBC white blood cell count.