Cost-effectiveness of procalcitonin testing to guide antibiotic treatment duration in critically ill patients: results from a randomised controlled multicentre trial in the Netherlands

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) testing can help in safely reducing antibiotic treatment duration in intensive care patients with sepsis. However, the cost-effectiveness of such PCT guidance is not yet known. METHODS: A trial-based analysis was performed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of PCT gui...

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Autores principales: Kip, Michelle M. A., van Oers, Jos A., Shajiei, Arezoo, Beishuizen, Albertus, Berghuis, A. M. Sofie, Girbes, Armand R., de Jong, Evelien, de Lange, Dylan W., Nijsten, Maarten W. N., IJzerman, Maarten J., Koffijberg, Hendrik, Kusters, Ron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2234-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424796
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2234-3

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