Role of Procalcitonin in the Prognosis of Mortality in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: A Review Study

BACKGROUND: This review study aimed to investigate the role of PCT in the prognosis of mortality among patients admitted to the intensive care units (ICU). Procalcitonin (PCT) is a polypeptide and prohormone of calcitonin. This prohormone is secreted by thyroid gland C cells in response to hypercalc...

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Autores principales: Jafari, Mahdiye, Fazeli, Farzaneh, Sezavar, Majid, Khashkhashi, Sara, Fazli, Benyamin, Abdollahpour, Nooshin, Sedaghat, Alireza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2021
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9577211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36267934

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9577211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36267934

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