Table 5 Evolution of procalcitonin levels during the first week after suspicion of sepsis for survivor and non-survivor groups
| First week after suspicion of sepsis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survivors | Non-survivors | |||||
| Day | N | Median | Q1–Q3 | N | Median | Q1–Q3 |
| 1 | 58 | 0.385 | 0.160–2.260 | 26 | 1.915 | 0.460–6.170 |
| 2 | 63 | 0.600 | 0.200–2.430 | 27 | 2.100 | 0.560–6.735 |
| 3 | 65 | 0.610 | 0.200–2.120 | 26 | 2.310 | 0.550–5.610 |
| 4 | 65 | 0.400 | 0.200–1.170 | 24 | 1.850 | 0.485–5.965 |
| 5 | 64 | 0.395 | 0.210–1.160 | 23 | 1.270 | 0.545–3.820 |
| 6 | 60 | 0.345 | 0.170–1.240 | 21 | 1.300 | 0.720–4.910 |
| 7 | 52 | 0.330 | 0.160–1.470 | 20 | 0.930 | 0.515–2.350 |