Table 1.

Mortality type and CRP reported in the included study

References	Year	Reported mortality	How CRP was integrated
Dequin et al. [6]	2023	28-day and 90-day mortality	Reported in baseline, in subgroup analysis (threshold: 15 mg/dL)
Meduri et al. [7]	2022	All-cause mortality at days 60, 180 and 365	Not indicated
Torres et al. [5]	2015	Death within 72 and 120 h of treatment, in-hospital mortality	Reported in baseline; clinical outcomes were compared between patients with a still high CRP (> 130 mg/L) at day 7 and those who were not
Sabry et al. [8]	2011	Mortality by day 8	Reported in baseline and was compared on day 2, 4, 6 and 8
El-Ghamrawy et al. [9]	2006	Reported mortality rate without specifying the type	Not indicated
Confalonier et al. [10]	2005	Mortality by day 8, ICU mortality, hospital mortality and 60-day mortality	Reported in baseline and was compared on day 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8
Marik et al. [11]	1993	Reported mortality rate without specifying the type	Not indicated

CRP C-reactive protein, ICU intensive care unit