Procalcitonin kinetics after burn injury and burn surgery in septic and non-septic patients – a retrospective observational study

Abstract Background Early sepsis diagnosis is crucial for the correct management of burn patients, and it clearly influences outcomes. The systemic inflammatory response triggered by burns mimics sepsis presentation and complicates early sepsis diagnosis. Biomarkers were advocated to aid the diagnos...

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Main Authors: Luís Cabral, Vera Afreixo, Rita Meireles, Miguel Vaz, Margarida Marques, Isabel Tourais, Catarina Chaves, Luís Almeida, José Artur Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0585-6