Elevated procalcitonin level in early postoperative period after liver transplantation is not an indicator for systemic infection - a case report
Elevated procalcitonin (Pct) in the early postoperative phase after liver transplantation often may present a diagnostic dilemma. We report a 40-year-old patient after deceased donor liver transplant who had elevated Pct on postoperative day (POD) 2 which gradually declined by POD 6. This was not ac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Transplantation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijtonline.in/article.asp?issn=2212-0017;year=2020;volume=14;issue=3;spage=240;epage=242;aulast=Pahari |