Prognostic value of procalcitonin in patients after elective cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a well-known prognostic marker after elective cardiac surgery. However, the impact of elevated PCT in patients with an initially uneventful postoperative course is still unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate PCT levels as a prognostic tool for delayed comp...

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Autores principales: Klingele, Matthias, Bomberg, Hagen, Schuster, Simone, Schäfers, Hans-Joachim, Groesdonk, Heinrich Volker
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Paris 2016
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27878573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-016-0215-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27878573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-016-0215-8

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