Changes in Sepsis Biomarkers after Immunosuppressant Administration in Transplant Patients
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
All ()
Non-Tx ()
Tx ()
Statistical difference between non-Tx and Tx
Age (years)
64.0 (50.5–70.5)
65.5 (59.0–73.0)
54.5 (43.0–65.0)†
Men (, %)
90 (64%)
51 (59%)
39 (72%)
N.S.
APACHE II
11 (7.0–14.0)
9 (6.0–13.0)
13 (10.0–15.0)†
Length of surgery (min)
225 (180–284)
230 (185–295)
190 (160–270)†
Blood loss (mL)
200 (100–575)
200 (100–600)
200 (100–500)
N.S.
Length of stay in ICU (days)
11.0 (9.0–14.0)
9.0 (7.0–12.0)
13.0 (11.0–15.0)†
Without any infection up to 10 days after surgery (, %)
137 (98%)
84 (98%)
53 (98%)
N.S.
Without any infection till discharge (, %)
127 (91%)
81 (94%)
46 (85%)
N.S.
Without any infection up to 30 days after surgery (, %)
119 (85%)
76 (88%)
43 (80%)
N.S.
Age, APACHE II, length of surgery/stay in ICU, and blood loss are given as median (interquartile range). †Significantly different values between the non-Tx and Tx patient subsets ().
