|
(n = 751)
|
Predictive accuracy of PCT for delayed complications
|
|---|
|
Incidence (n)
|
PCT
|
AUC
|
95% CI
|
p value
|
Cutoff (ng/ml)
|
Sensitivity (%)
|
Specificity (%)
|
|---|
|
Respiratory failure
|
16
|
7.6 ± 10.1
|
0.90
|
0.85–0.95
|
<0.001
|
>3.1
|
81
|
90
|
|
Cardiac arrhythmia
|
40
|
6.0 ± 7.3
|
0.90
|
0.84–0.95
|
<0.001
|
>2.3
|
90
|
87
|
|
Other complications
|
21
|
12.8 ± 17.3
|
0.89
|
0.79–0.99
|
<0.001
|
>3.0
|
86
|
89
|
|
Infection
|
|
Instability or sepsis
|
44
|
11.5 ± 17.8
|
0.89
|
0.82–0.95
|
<0.001
|
>2.3
|
86
|
87
|
|
SIRS/sepsis
|
29
|
4.4 ± 4.8
|
0.75
|
0.62–0.87
|
<0.001
|
>1.3
|
74
|
71
|
- In some patients more than one complication occurred. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
-
AUC area under the curve
