Figure 3.

CRP activity changes 24 h after traumatic injury.

Notes: Blood samples from patients admitted to the ER were taken for laboratory tests at the admission, as well as 5 and 24 h later. (A and B) CRP activity and WBCC did not differ between patients with traumatic injury (ISS >3, closed circles) and their controls (ISS≤3, open circles) when measured at the admission to the ER (Mann–Whitney U-test). In trauma patients, CRP activity (C) and WBCC (D) did not change when measured 5 h after admission. CRP but not WBCC was greatly increased 24 h after admission (C and D, right scatter plot). ***P<0.001; Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn’s multiple comparisons test.

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; ER, emergency room; ISS, Injury Severity Score; WBCC, white blood cell count; ns, not significant.