Higher incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome in cardiac surgical patients with elevated serum procalcitonin concentration: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Inflammatory response is activated during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which may lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and procalcitonin (PCT) increases during this inflammatory response. The objective of the study was to validate whether patients with higher serum...

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Main Authors: Zhang-Bo Cheng, Han Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40001-020-00409-2