Table 3.

Discriminatory accuracy of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein for detection of sepsis after cardiopulmonary bypass.

PCT	AUC	95% CI	P VALUE	CRP	AUC	95% CI	P VALUE
24 h	0.702	0.524–0.844	0.3101	–	0.621	0.442–0.779	0.3944
48 h	0.867	0.709–0.958	<0.0001	–	0.577	0.398–0.741	0.6512
72 h	0.899	0.750–0.975	<0.0001	–	0.657	0.478–0.809	0.3037

Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; CRP, C-reactive protein (mg/L); CI, confidence interval; PCT, procalcitonin (ng/mL).