From: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score and procalcitonin serum concentrations in patients with systolic heart failure early after cardiac surgery
-24 hours (preoperative)
6 hours (day of operation)
24 hours (first post-operative day)
48 hours (second post-operative day)
Group A
0.23
0.33
0.34
0.56
Group C
0.25
0.75
1.07
0.88