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Induction of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) according to the region of injury, defined by the Injury Severity Score |
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| Region of injury |
Number of patients with injury in this region |
Median (10th–90th percentiles) |
P (exact significance, two-tailed) |
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| Injury in the respective region |
No injury in the respective region |
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| Head |
67/90 |
PCT(ng/ml) |
1.3 (0.1–6.68) |
0.9 (0.1–5.2) |
0.562 |
| CRP(mg/l) |
115 (37–197) |
121 (54–220) |
0.762 |
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| Face |
47/90 |
PCT(ng/ml) |
1.0 (0.1–7.89) |
1.4 (0.1–5.4) |
0.976 |
| CRP(mg/l) |
109 (19–206) |
121 (56–193) |
0.621 |
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| Thorax |
72/90 |
PCT(ng/ml) |
1.31 (0.1–6.4) |
0.75 (0.1–5.0) |
0.121 |
| CRP(mg/l) |
115 (32–194) |
136 (72–222) |
0.189 |
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| Abdomen |
44/90 |
PCT(ng/ml) |
2.32 (0.1–12) |
0.67 (0.1–5.0) |
0.004 |
| CRP(mg/l) |
136 (41–217) |
107 (36–173) |
0.080 |
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| Extremities |
71/90 |
PCT(ng/ml) |
1.3 (0.1–6.46) |
0.85 (0.1–5.0) |
0.573 |
| CRP(mg/l) |
120 (48–186) |
97 (11–226) |
0.358 |
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| Surface |
45/90 |
PCT(ng/ml) |
1.03 (0.1–6.0) |
1.56 (0.1–7.0) |
0.792 |
| CRP(mg/l) |
120 (43–178) |
120 (14–220) |
0.584 |
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Meisner et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R1 doi:10.1186/cc3910 |
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