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Elevated Serum PCT in Septic Shock With Endotoxemia Is Associated With a Higher Mortality Rate

To examine the effect of endotoxemia on the procalcitonin (PCT) serum levels and mortality rates of adult patients with septic shock diagnosed on the day of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). A retrospective observational study was performed over a 2-year period. Levels of PCT were compared...

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Autores principales: Adamik, Barbara, Smiechowicz, Jakub, Jakubczyk, Dominika, Kübler, Andrzej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26166090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001085