Procalcitonin Is a Better Biomarker than C-Reactive Protein in Newborns Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: The PROKINECA Study

OBJECTIVES: To assess the kinetics of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in newborns after cardiothoracic surgery (CS), with and without cardiopulmonary bypass, and to assess whether PCT was better than CRP in identifying sepsis in the first 72 hours after CS. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thi...

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Autores principales: Pérez, Sara Bobillo, Rodríguez-Fanjul, Javier, García, Iolanda Jordan, Hernando, Julio Moreno, Iriondo Sanz, Martín
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5096765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27840575
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/BMI.S40658

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5096765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27840575
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/BMI.S40658

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