Research Article

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

Table 4

Changes of proinflammatory factors at different time points of temperature management.

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

IL-6 (pg/ml)040.40 (13.68~105.01)37.19 (15.16~108.76)491.000.945
1220.19 (17.34~49.04)43.57 (21.33~114.65)361.000.045
2417.54 (13.11~98.01)38.40 (29.08~161.54)182.000.010

Time (h)LT group ()HT group () value value

TNF-α (pg/ml)02.45 ± 2.332.20 ± 1.960.4500.654
121.56 ± 0.652.11 ± 0.802.9500.005
241.66 ± 0.962.46 ± 1.262.8370.006