Can serum ferritin be employed as prognostic marker of pediatric septic shock and severe sepsis?

Can serum ferritin be employed as prognostic marker of pediatric septic shock and severe sepsis?

Introduction: Serum ferritin has emerged as an independent marker predicting the outcome of critically ill patients. The cutoff value of ferritin in predicting mortality in septic children is not well established. Objective: The aim is to determine the cutoff value of ferritin which is, best predict...

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Main Authors: Mihir Sarkar, Satyabrata Roychowdhury, Mohammad Asraf Uz Zaman, Sumantra Raut, Subhajit Bhakta, Mousumi Nandy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
Subjects:
biomarker
hyperferritinemia
mortality
septic shock
Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2021;volume=8;issue=1;spage=20;epage=26;aulast=Sarkar

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