Research Article

Effects of Target Temperature Management on the Outcome of Septic Patients with Fever

Table 3

Changes of WBC, CRP, and PCT at different time points of temperature management.

Time (h)LT group ()HT group (2)Mann–Whitney valueP value

WBC (109/L)015.70 (12.30~26.52)17.25 (10.80~27.37)479.000.983
2410.57 (6.39~14.10)13.90 (9.60~23.08)331.000.023

CRP (mg/L)0161.51 (81.15~276.51)164.60 (85.68~205.71)467.000.855
2489.92 (43.08~144.03)137.95 (76.05~181.34)327.000.031

PCT (μg/L)04.73 (2.07~9.46)5.42 (1.69~7.51)473.500.757
242.65 (0.70~5.65)5.38 (2.36~12.11)341.500.034