The Value of Procalcitonin and the SAPS II and APACHE III Scores in the Differentiation of Infectious and Non-infectious Fever in the ICU: A Prospective, Cohort Study

Early and accurate differentiation between infectious and non-infectious fever is vitally important in the intensive care unit (ICU). In the present study, patients admitted to the medical ICU were screened daily from August 2008 to February 2009. Within 24 hr after the development of fever (>38....

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Autores principales: Jeon, Eun Ju, Jung, Jae Woo, Choi, Jae Chol, Shin, Jong Wook, Park, In Won, Choi, Byoung Whui, Park, Ae Ja, Kim, Jae Yeol
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21060753
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1633

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21060753
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1633

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