Serum procalcitonin levels are associated with rhabdomyolysis following exertional heatstroke: an over 10-year intensive care survey

Li Zhong, Feifei Shuai, Conglin Wang, Lipeng Han, Zhifeng Liu, Ming Wu

Table 1. Dynamic changes in inflammatory markers in EHS patients with or without RM

Variables Non-RM group (n=106) RM group (n=56) P-value Admission WBC, ×109/L, median (IQR) 10.4 (8.6-13.7) 13.2 (8.9-15.8) 0.030 Neutrophil, ×109/L, median (IQR) 8.8 (6.5-11.1) 10.0 (6.8-13.5) 0.072 Lymphocyte, ×109/L, median (IQR) 1.1 (0.6-1.9) 0.8 (0.5-1.8) 0.398 Platelets, ×109/L, median (IQR) 169.0 (95.0-219.0) 90.0 (51.2-166.2) <0.001 CRP, mg/dL, median (IQR) 3.3 (1.1-6.7) 3.4 (3.1-4.5) 0.785 PCT, ng/mL, median (IQR) 1.4 (0.6-3.5) 2.9 (1.4-4.8) 0.004 24 h WBC, ×109/L, median (IQR) 9.2 (6.7-11.4) 11.1 (7.8-14.3) 0.007 Neutrophil, ×109/L, median (IQR) 6.9 (4.7-9.5) 9.0 (6.7-12.8) <0.001 Lymphocyte, ×109/L, median (IQR) 1.3 (1.0-1.9) 0.7 (0.4-1.5) <0.001 Platelets, ×109/L, median (IQR) 144.5 (88.5-186.5) 57.0 (45.2-110.5) <0.001 CRP, mg/dL, median (IQR) 3.4 (3.2-10.9) 3.4 (3.2-7.4) 0.415 PCT, ng/mL, median (IQR) 1.6 (0.8-3.0) 3.4 (1.8-5.1) <0.001 48 h WBC, ×109/L, median (IQR) 7.7 (6.2-9.7) 6.8 (5.0-8.5) 0.202 Neutrophil, ×109/L, median (IQR) 5.4 (4.2-7.5) 6.8 (5.0-8.5) 0.014 Lymphocyte, ×109/L, median (IQR) 1.4 (1.0-1.9) 0.6 (0.3-1.4) <0.001 Platelets, ×109/L, median (IQR) 136.0 (90.0-180.0) 65.0 (45.0-104.0) <0.001 CRP, mg/dL, median (IQR) 3.7 (3.3-13.0) 3.4 (3.2-8.1) 0.204 PCT, ng/mL, median (IQR) 1.1 (0.4-2.0) 2.8 (1.5-4.8) <0.001 Discharge WBC, ×109/L, median (IQR) 6.7 (6.9-8.2) 6.4 (5.7-10.4) 0.700 Neutrophil, ×109/L, median (IQR) 4.2 (3.3-5.1) 4.0 (3.3-8.0) 0.443 Lymphocyte, ×109/L, median (IQR) 1.9 (1.4-2.3) 1.7 (1.2-2.0) 0.078 Platelets, ×109/L, median (IQR) 206.0 (161.2-273.2) 217.0 (61.0-312.0) 0.286 CRP, mg/dL, median (IQR) 3.4 (2.5-11.0) 3.4 (3.2-17.4) 0.635 PCT, ng/mL, median (IQR) 0.3 (0.1-0.7) 2.9 (0.2-13.1) <0.001