Factors influencing procalcitonin in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients after neurosurgery and its diagnostic value for intracranial infection

Table 4 Multivariate analysis results of PCT increase in CSF after neurosurgery

Factor	b	SE	wald	P	OR	95%CI
Age(year)	0.02	0.02	0.003	0.32	1.02	0.98–1.52
Trauma	1.23	0.78	2.49	0.12	3.43	0.76–15.45
Epilepsy	-19.45	10,573.14	0	0.99	0.00	0.00-
Intracranial infection	-2.14	0.78	7.235	0.01	0.12	0.03–0.56
Hemorrhagic CSF	-1.82	0.88	4.24	0.04	0.04	0.03–0.91
GCS	0.28	1.29	1.98	0.83	1.03	0.78–1.32
Foreign body implantation	1.11	0.61	3.39	0.63	3.02	0.93–9.83

Multivariate analysis of logistics suggested that intracranial infection and hemorrhagic CSF were independent risk factors for increased CSF PCT after neurosurgery

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