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Table 1

From: The use of a standardized PCT-algorithm reduces costs in intensive care in septic patients - a DRG-based simulation model

Author

Year

Patient population

Cases

Cases

ABD

ABD

ICUD

ICUD

   

PCT

Control

PCT

Control

PCT

Control

Nobre et.al.

2008

Sepsis

31

37

6

10

3

5

Hochreiter

2009

SIRS

57

53

5.9

7.9

15.5

17.7

Bouadma

2010

Various, only Sepsis used!

55

53

9.8

12.8

n.a.

n.a.

Svoboda

2007

postoperative Sepsis

38

34

n.a.

n.a.

16.1

19.4

Stolz

2009

VAP (Sepsis included)

51

50

7

15

n.a.

n.a.

Schroeder

2009

Surgical sepsis patients

14

13

6.6

8.3

n.a.

n.a.