Table 4 |
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Change in serum biological parameters from admission to day 4 of treatment |
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Parameter |
Day 0 |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
Day 4 |
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Leucocyte (109/l) |
14.2 (10–19) |
14 (11.8–18) |
13.5 (11–17) |
10.5 (8.5–12) |
10.2 (8–13) |
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Fibrinogen (g/l) |
4.8 (4–6.4) |
6.2 (5–7.5) |
6.2 (5.6–8.2) |
6.4 (5.8–8.4) |
6.3 (5–8) |
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C-reactive protein (mg/l) |
120 (48–241) |
221 (141–299) |
156 (121–240) |
93 (67–170) |
82 (43–130) |
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Procalcitonin ng/ml) |
4.5 (2.8–10.8) |
3.8 (1.5–10.7) |
2* (0.9–5) |
1.4 (0.4–3) |
0.7 (0.4–1.3) |
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Values are expressed as median (interquartile range). *P < 0.0001 versus day 0. |
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Viallon et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R344 doi:10.1186/cc3722 |
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