Delta Procalcitonin Is a Better Indicator of Infection Than Absolute Procalcitonin Values in Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Observational Study
Table 3
PCT, CRP, body temperature, and white blood cell count in medical and surgical patients with and without infection.
NI-group
I-group
Medical
PCT (ng/mL)
0.26 (0.57)
0.54 (1.16)
0.89 (1.52)
3.17 (5.9)
CRP (mg/L)
136.7 (159.1)
141 (125.9)
150 (184.3)
164.2 (145.3)
BT (°C)
36 (1.02)
37 (0.82)
36.9 (1.23)
37 (1.6)
WBC (×109/L)
14.32 (8.9)
15.4 (8.64)
12.06 (6.36)
13.76 (10.16)
Surgical
PCT (ng/mL)
3.5 (9.91)
2.89 (9.33)
3.83 (22.55)
14.9 (58.06)
CRP (mg/L)
95 (342.5)
163 (327.4)
199.5 (130.1)
243.2 (112.7)
BT (°C)
36.5 ()
36.5 (2.4)
36 ()
36.9 (1.1)
WBC (×109/L)
8.99 (7.37)
14.56 (9.65)
11.9 (10.06)
10.91 (9.9)
Data are presented as median (interquartile range). PCT: procalcitonin, CRP: C-reactive protein, BT: body temperature, and WBC: white blood cell count; within groups and between groups.
