Table 2.
Plasma concentrations of thiol, advanced oxidation protein product (AOPP), C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) according to the outcome.
| Survival n = 69 |
Early death (< 24 h) n = 17 |
Late death (> 24 h) n = 90 |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiols (μmol/L) | ||||
| Admission | 275 (223-316) | 251 (193-358) | 247 (193-299) | 0.31 |
| Day 1 | 310 (239-358) | 299 (219-360) | 0.97 | |
| Day 2 | 272 (221-319) | 267 (228-331) | 0.64 | |
| Day 3 | 240 (191-273) | 244 (210-292) | 0.23 | |
| AOPP (μmol/L) | ||||
| Admission | 36.8 (22.2-64.7) | 42 (25.3-78.6) | 40.4 (21.7-59.5) | 0.87 |
| Day 1 | 27.9 (14.7-54.1) | 37 (23.4-60.4) | 0.11 | |
| Day 2 | 32.4 (19.9-65.8) | 36.5 (25.8-62.1) | 0.43 | |
| Day 3 | 28.4 (22.3-48) | 28.9 (28.9-58.6) | 0.98 | |
| CRP (mg/mL) | ||||
| Admission | 2.15 (1-6.5) | 4.6 (1-28.9) | 3.95 (1.3-32.7) | 0.05 |
| Day 1 | 42.1 (18-1-79.6) | 66.2 (19.9-135.8) | 0.02 | |
| Day 2 | 137.4 (94.9-180) | 158 (84-198) | 0.34 | |
| Day 3 | 176 (102-199) | 170 (79.9-217) | 0.94 | |
| PCT (ng/mL) | ||||
| Admission | 0.18 (0.1-0.67) | 0.55 (0.23-2.2) | 0.66 (0.18-3.74) | 0.0004 |
| Day 1 | 1 (0.25-6.04) | 6.38 (1.18-29.7) | 0.0001 | |
| Day 2 | 0.82 (0.22-4.83) | 4.54 (1.28-29.2) | 0.0001 | |
| Day 3 | 0.96 (0.28-3.45) | 5.8 (1.08-19.6) | 0.0002 | |
Data are expressed as median, with interquartile range. Statistical analysis is performed between survivors and non-survivors.