Research Article

High Mobility Group Box-1 Protein and Outcomes in Critically Ill Surgical Patients Requiring Open Abdominal Management

Table 1

Comparison of median plasma and peritoneal fluid HMGB-1 levels with IQR provided in the parentheses. Results based on data available for 44 patients: 29 survivors and 15 nonsurvivors.

Plasma HMGB-1 (pg/mL)Peritoneal fluid HMGB-1 (pg/mL) value

Survivors
 24 hours3070.74 (2016.76–4996.17)2835.55 (2180.44–4293.32) = 0.67
 48 hours2314.07 (1897.73–2994.57)2236.79 (2037.97–2507.62) = 0.49
Nonsurvivors
 24 hours2831.98 (2081.79–3182.71)2565.58 (2453.06–3266.22) > 0.99
 48 hours2467.43 (1965.01–3294.878)2316.53 (2062.03–4322.94) > 0.99