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25 January 2023: Clinical Research

Changes in Heparin-Binding Protein, Procalcitonin, and C-Reactive Protein Within the First 72 Hours Predict 28-Day Mortality in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with Septic Shock

Hui Xue ABCDEFG , Feng Yu AFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938538

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938538

Table 2 Evolution in biomarkers in patients with septic shock.

VariablesNon-survivors (n=64)Survivors (n=82)P value
HBP0122.25 (43.68, 189.62)105.55 (30.93, 168.87)0.301
HBP1139.15 (85.00, 208.27)67.85 (23.90, 141.85)0.000
PCT034.00 (1.38, 70.25)13.35 (1.92, 35.84)0.000
PCT162.15 (4.91, 88.30)12.51 (0.86, 29.22)0.000
CRP080.05 (27.08, 120.07)78.83 (44.42, 121.07)0.557
CRP188.66 (50.59, 138.97)76.35 (39.25, 106.63)0.245
All results are expressed in the median (interquartile range); HBP – heparin-binding protein; PCT – procalcitonin; CRP – C-reactive protein; HBP0 – HBP measurement at the time of admission; HBP1 – HBP measurement at the first 72 h of admission; PCT0 – PCT measurement at the time of admission; PCT1 – PCT measurement at the first 72 h of admission; CRP0 – CRP measurement at the time of admission; CRP1 – CRP measurement at the first 72 h of admission.

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