Table 2

Induction of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) according to the region of injury, defined by the Injury Severity Score

Region of injury
Number of patients with injury in this region

Median (10th–90th percentiles)
P (exact significance, two-tailed)








Injury in the respective region
No injury in the respective region


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
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
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
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
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
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

Meisner et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R1   doi:10.1186/cc3910