Clinical Study

Deoxyribonuclease Is a Potential Counter Regulator of Aberrant Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Formation after Major Trauma

Figure 2

Kinetics of DNase after major trauma. (a) DNase values in patients ( ) were significantly elevated early after trauma (* versus control group). (b) DNase levels in patients who developed sepsis during the first 10 days after trauma ( ) did not show any differences compared to the values determined in patients with uneventful recovery ( ) or control group (healthy volunteers). The horizontal line across the boxplots represents the median, and the lower and upper ends of the boxplots are the 25th and 75th percentiles, respectively. Whiskers indicate the minimum and maximum values, respectively.
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