Table 1.

Preoperative and 6-, 12-, and 24-h endocan, PCT, and CRP plasma levels according to subsequent pulmonary infection

Biomarker	Timing	Pulmonary infection	Mean ± SD	p value
Endocan, ng/mL	Preoperatively	No	3.07 ± 2.37	0.69
		Yes	2.21 ± 1.47
	6 h	No	6.44 ± 3.16	0.03
		Yes	24.16 ± 15.64
	12 h	No	9.79 ± 7.18	0.07
		Yes	25.27 ± 14.35
	24 h	No	13.17 ± 6.68	0.63
		Yes	15.14 ± 15.29
PCT, ng/mL	Preoperatively	No	0.05 ± 0.03	0.26
		Yes	0.11 ± 0.12
	6 h	No	0.90 ± 1.70	0.11
		Yes	4.32 ± 7.03
	12 h	No	1.32 ± 2.43	0.22
		Yes	6.13 ± 9.65
	24 h	No	2.04 ± 3.15	0.6
		Yes	6.49 ± 11.08
CRP, mg/L	Preoperatively	No	3.38 ± 4.91	0.19
		Yes	16.81 ± 29.41
	6 h	No	15.18 ± 9.39	0.01
		Yes	48.54 ± 41.29
	12 h	No	51.83 ± 18.09	0.03
		Yes	102.8 ± 65.21
	24 h	No	137.91 ± 51.03	0.1
		Yes	197.76 ± 89.29

PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive protein.