Table 1

Serum levels of PCT and CRP in patients after OLTx with and without ATG administration and after liver resection

OLTx with ATG, median (min-max) n = 21

Before induction to anesthesia

4 hours after reperfusion

8 hours after reperfusion

1st postoperative day

2nd postoperative day

3rd postoperative day

4th postoperative day

PCT, ng/mL

0.4 (0.1–1.24)

12.2 (1.4–49.7)

43.8 (8.64–206.8)

53.0 (7.9–249.1)

25.1 (3.4–187.1)

15.5 (2.2–82.8)

8.5 (1.16–23.0)

CRP, mg/L

8.0 (0.0–61.8)

19.8 (1.4–53.0)

28.5 (5.40–131.0)

78.0 (22.0–181.0)

59.0 (11.7–145.0)

25.0 (4.2–87.0)

16.0 (2.2–86.0)

OLTx without ATG administration, median (min-max) n = 7

Before induction to anesthesia

4 hours after reperfusion

8 hours after reperfusion

1st postoperative day

2nd postoperative day

3rd postoperative day

4th postoperative day

PCT, ng/mL

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

3.0 (0.8–3.8)

3.6 (1.1–11.6)

3.0 (1.4–13.9)

1.6 (1.0–8.8)

1.0 (0.6–4.4)

1.0 (0.2–3.1)

CRP, mg/L

12.0 (0.0–29.5)

27.4 (8.0–90.0)

54.0 (21.0–112.0)

61.0 (40.0–148.0)

51.0 (22.0–90.0)

28.0 (11.0–55.0)

23.0 (6.3–47.0)

Liver resection, median (min-max) n = 12

Before induction to anesthesia

After admission to intensive care unit

1st postoperative day

2nd postoperative day

3rd postoperative day

4th postoperative day

PCT, ng/mL

0.2 (0.1–0.7)

0.2 (0.1–0.8)

0.6 (0.1–2.5)

1.1 (0.3–3.6)

0.9 (0.2–3.6)

0.6 (0.2–1.8)

CRP, mg/L

4.8 (0.0–27.0)

4.4 (0.0–19.0)

29.0 6.0–80.0)

35.7 (12.0–142.0)

43.0 (7.0–173.0)

24.0 (5.0–144.0)

ATG, anti-thymocyte globulin; CRP, C-reactive protein; min-max, minimum to maximum; OLTx, orthotopic liver transplantation; PCT, procalcitonin.

Zazula et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R131   doi:10.1186/cc6202