CRP groups

P value

Normal

(0 - 5 mg/l) N = 372

Mildly increased

(5 - 40 mg/l) N = 17

Moderately increased

(40 - 200 mg/L) N = 14

Severely increased

(>200 mg/l) N = 39

Cardiac N (%)

128 (34.4)

8 (47.1)

6 (42.9)

18 (46.2)

>0.05

Respiratory N (%)

35 (9.4)

2 (11.8)

1 (7.1)

8 (20.5)

<0.05*

Renal N (%)

17 (4.5)

1 (5.9)

2 (14.3)

5 (12.8)

<0.05*

Infectious N (%)

13 (3.4)

0 (0)

1 (7.1)

8 (20.5)

<0.05*

Bleeding or unclosed sternum N (%)

14 (3.8)

1 (5.9)

1 (7.1)

5 (12.8)

<0.05*

Neurologic N (%)

22 (5.9)

1 (5.9)

1 (7.1)

2 (5.1)

>0.05

Miscellaneous N (%)

18 (4.8)

1 (5.9)

1 (7.1)

2 (5.1)

>0.05

Complications (all types)

137 (36.8)

9 (52.9)

5 (35.7)

22 (56.4)

<0.05*

Mortality N (%)

15 (4%)

1 (5.9)

1 (7.1)

6 (15.4)

<0.05*

Ventilator support (h)

20.2 ± 1.3

20.6 ± 5.5

20.1 ± 7.9

24.3 ± 5.9

<0.05*

ICU stay (day)

4.5 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.7

5.0 ± 1.4

5.7 ± 3.5

<0.05*

Hospital stay (day)

8.4 ± 0.3

7.5 ± 1.1

6.6 ± 0.8

9.1 ± 3.1

<0.05*