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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

From: Markedly elevated procalcitonin in early postoperative period in pediatric open heart surgery: a prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Group H

Group L

p value

Male, female

14, 9

12, 17

NS

Age (months)

28.6 ± 19.9

39.2 ± 38.4

0.204

Weight (kg)

9.92 ± 3.93

12.0 ± 7.20

0.200

Peak PCT (ng/ml)

35.9 ± 45.8

1.14 ± 1.40

0.001

  1. NS not significant.
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Journal of Intensive Care

ISSN: 2052-0492