Fig. 2
From: Plasma procalcitonin concentrations predict organ dysfunction and outcome in dogs with sepsis
Plasma procalcitonin concentrations are significantly greater in dogs with septic shock compared to dogs without cardiovascular compromise. A box and whisker plot comparing the baseline (T0) plasma procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations in dogs with sepsis but without shock (n = 42) and dogs with septic shock (n = 11). The central lines represent the median, the boundaries of the boxes represent the interquartile range and the whiskers represent the minimum and maximum values. Dogs with septic shock had significantly greater plasma concentrations of PCT compared to dogs without septic shock (P = 0.005) by Mann-Whitney U test