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Patient characteristics and infection markers early after minor or major severe mechanical trauma |
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| Injury Severity Score <20 |
Injury Severity Score ≥20 |
P, Mann–Whitney U test |
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| Group characteristic |
31 patients; Injury Severity Score, 14 ± 4 |
59 patients; Injury Severity Score, 30 ± 9 |
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| Age (mean ± standard deviation) |
28 ± 14 |
31 ± 17 |
>0.9 |
| Gender (male/female) |
21/10 |
40/19 |
>0.9 |
| Lethal outcome (n) |
0 |
15 |
<0.01 |
| Initial procalcitonin (0–48 hours) (median, quartiles) (ng/ml) |
0.52 (<0.3 to 1.1) |
2.43 (0.79–5.16) |
<0.01 |
| Initial C-reactive protein (0–72 hours) (median, quartiles) (mg/l) |
126 (65–151) |
120 (82–169) |
<0.17 |
Meisner et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R1 doi:10.1186/cc3910 |
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