The impact of tracheotomy on levels of procalcitonin in patients without sepsis: a prospective study

OBJECTIVE: Procalcitonin is a reliable biomarker of infection and sepsis. We aimed to determine whether tracheotomy influences the procalcitonin concentrations in patients without sepsis and assess whether operative duration and procedure affect the peak procalcitonin level. METHODS: A total of 38 n...

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Autores principales: Dai, Xingui, Fu, Chunlai, Wang, Changfa, Cai, Yeping, Zhang, Sheng'an, Guo, Wei, Kuang, Daibing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2015
Materias:
Clinical Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26375562
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2015(09)03

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26375562
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2015(09)03

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