Usefulness of procalcitonin clearance to predict mortality in abdominal sepsis

To evaluate the plasma levels and clearance of procalcitonin (PCTc) as prognostic biomarkers for patients with abdominal sepsis. A retrospective study of 103 patients with abdominal sepsis was conducted in our intensive care unit (ICU) from 2016 to 2018. Procalcitonin (PCT) plasma levels were measur...

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Main Authors: Jiang-Chen Peng, Qiao-Yi Xu, Jia Ding, Zhe Li, Jie-Min Wang, Yuan Gao, Wei-Hua Chen, Shun-Peng Xing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-07-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2058739220942631