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. 2019 Jun 17;14(6):e0215690. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215690

Table 1. Biomarkers levels at post-CPB1 and post-CPB2 according to mechanical ventilation, inotropic support and invasive bacterial infection.

Data expressed by median (interquartile range) and compared with Mann-Whitney test.

post-CPB1 post-CPB2
Biomarker levels MV n = 48 Non-MV n = 63 p-value MV n = 38 Non-MV n = 73 p-value
PCT (ng/ml) 0.37 (0.06–1.20) 0.26 (0.09–0.80) 0.782 0.23 (0.06–1.16) 0.34 (0.13–0.88) 0.580
Pro-ADM (nmol/L) 1.35 (0.99–2.02) 0.92 (0.73–1.16) 0.000 1.34 (0.98–1.94) 0.91 (0.75–1.15) 0.000
Pro-ANP (pmol/L) 299.80 (147.10–476.58) 124.50 (89.25–230.05) 0.000 301.02 (144.95–464.45) 124.50 (86.97–221.30) 0.000
Biomarker levels Inotropic support
n = 34
Non-inotropic support n = 77 p-value Inotropic support n = 28 Non-inotropic support n = 83 p-value
PCT (ng/ml) 0.42 (0.07–3.10) 0.28 (0.23–0.79) 0.283 0.38 (0.70–2.68) 0.31 (0.66–0.80) 0.590
Pro-ADM (nmol/L) 1.36 (0.99–2.69) 0.96 (0.74–1.27) 0.000 1.50 (1.03–2.70) 0.96 (0.74–1.25) 0.000
Pro-ANP (pmol/L) 282.25 (110.67–403.95) 146.40 (98.65–270.20) 0.010 318.55 (170.90–513.07) 140.45 (95.45–241.50) 0.000
Biomarker levels IBI
n = 17
Non-IBI
n = 94
p-value IBI
n = 17
Non-IBI n = 94 p-value
PCT (ng/ml) 1.98 (0.275–5.53) 0.23 (0.07–0.75) 0.020 3.89 (2.03–6.00) 0.41 (0.071–0.63) 0.000
Pro-ADM (nmol/L) 1.44 (0.94–2.21) 1 (0.78–1.45) 0.036 1.84 (1.23–2.68) 0.95 (0.75–1.15) 0.000
Pro-ANP (pmol/L) 186.10 (137.70–350.02) 174.90 (104.55–341.30) 0.502 244.20 (138.95–507.7) 148.80 (92.97–326.05) 0.000

MV: mechanical ventilation, IBI: invasive bacterial infection, PCT: procalcitonin, pro-ADM: pro-adrenomedulin, Pro-ANP: pro-atrial natriuretic peptide, CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass.