Procalcitonin Kinetics in the First 72 Hours Predicts 30-Day Mortality in Severely Ill Septic Patients Admitted to an Intermediate Care Unit

BACKGROUND: Severe sepsis and septic shock are leading causes of morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients, thus the identification of prognostic factors is crucial to determine their outcome. In this study, we explored the value of procalcitonin (PCT) variation in predicting 30-day mort...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pieralli, Filippo, Vannucchi, Vieri, Mancini, Antonio, Antonielli, Elisa, Luise, Fabio, Sammicheli, Lucia, Turchi, Valerio, Para, Ombretta, Bacci, Francesca, Nozzoli, Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2015
Materias:
Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26251686
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr2251w

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26251686
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr2251w

Ejemplares similares